Tender

Project Petra - Enterprise End User IT and Infrastructure

BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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Tender

26 Mar 2026 at 17:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), a sub-central government public authority based in London, is actively seeking to procure enterprise end-user IT and infrastructure services under Project Petra. This procurement process falls within the information technology services industry category and seeks to consolidate technology and drive automation across its global operations, with a focus on critical production workflows. The procurement is at the tender stage with a selective, competitive flexible procedure in place, where initial tenders will be limited to six suppliers, followed by negotiations and a final tender stage. Interested parties must submit their expression of interest by 30 April 2026, with the enquiry period closing on 23 April 2026. The contract, valued at £661 million, will stretch over five years with the possibility of extending up to three additional years, commencing on 22 February 2027.

This tender provides a substantial opportunity for companies specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in end-user support, network, email collaboration, and infrastructure management. The potential value of the contract, alongside the drive for technological consolidation and automation, poses growth prospects for businesses capable of delivering robust solutions that align with transformative objectives. Companies adept at offering high-quality services and demonstrating commercial viability are encouraged to compete, as the award criteria heavily weigh quality at 40% and commercial at 60%. Firms that can work collaboratively with the BBC to deliver long-term savings and innovation will find this tender particularly rewarding.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Project Petra - Enterprise End User IT and Infrastructure

Notice Description

The BBC is seeking to procure enterprise end user IT and infrastructure services. The service will bring together support of End User technology for over 30,000 BBC staff and extended workforce at any given time across the group, in over 200 BBC locations around the globe, and the support of over 6,000 network devices, 1,500 virtual and physical services in the underlying technology infrastructure. The service will include email; collaboration tools; end user device support; server and network support; service desk and onsite support; and application management. Many of the services directly underpin critical production workflow and playout services. The successful supplier is expected to play a key role in projects to consolidate technology and to drive automation across the BBC, delivering long term savings, and the estimated contract value reflects this potential scope. The cost of delivering our day to day services is expected to be a small proportion of the total potential contract value.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The successful supplier is expected to play a key role in projects to consolidate technology and to drive automation across the BBC, delivering long term savings, and the estimated contract value reflects this potential scope. The cost of delivering our day to day services is expected to be a small proportion of the total potential contract value.

Renewal: Three optional extension periods of 1 year each.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0675c0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028181-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£661,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£661,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Apr 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Feb 2027 - 1 Oct 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W1A 1AA
Post Town
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
West End
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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