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On-Site, Live Production Playout Servers

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

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Planning

13 Oct 2026 at 17:57

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The BBC intends to procure on-site live production playout servers for use alongside its move from site-based media asset management and editing systems to Jupiter Cloud, a cloud-hosted editing system. The servers will need to integrate with existing infrastructure at five sites across the United Kingdom. The existing setup includes studio playout servers and playout functions used by the newsroom, all controlled through a single media asset management system. Each site has multiple studios, with up to 15 at one site. This is a purchase of broadcast production server equipment, rather than the cloud editing system itself. The BBC is seeking options for providing the on-premises playout capability needed as editing moves to the cloud.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the BBC has stated its intention to buy, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It is carrying out preliminary market engagement through a request for information, with responses expected by 13 November 2026. The BBC expects the contract period to run from 3 May 2027 to 2 May 2028. The procurement is for goods, with one lot covering the server requirement across the five sites. The estimated value is above the applicable threshold, but no monetary amount is stated. No procurement procedure or award criteria are set out at this stage. The market engagement is an opportunity for suppliers to inform the BBC’s options before it develops the procurement.

This requirement is likely to suit suppliers with experience supplying and integrating on-premises playout servers for broadcast studios and newsroom production environments. Businesses able to connect server-based playout functions with existing site infrastructure, while supporting a transition to cloud-hosted editing, are relevant to the stated need. Suppliers should be prepared to address a multi-site deployment across the United Kingdom and installations serving several studios at each location. The BBC is seeking options, so suppliers with adaptable technical approaches and the ability to explain how their equipment would work with the current setup may be well placed to contribute during market engagement. The scale and technical fit of the proposed solution, rather than general-purpose server supply alone, are central to relevance.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

On-Site, Live Production Playout Servers

Notice Description

The BBC is moving from on-premises MAMs and editing systems, per site, to a cloud hosted TAMS based editing system, known as "Jupiter Cloud." The existing systems include playout servers in studios and playout functions available to the Newsroom, all controlled under a single MAM. With the move to the cloud hosted editing system the BBC is looking for options to provide the playout servers on premises to integrate with the existing infrastructure on site. There are currently 5 sites that will be in scope for this change, across the United Kingdon. Each site has multiple studios, up to a, current, maximum of 15 on a single site.

Planning Information

Please note this is a request for information at this stage.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0786f9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096748-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48820000 - Servers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 May 2027 - 3 May 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
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
Postcode Area
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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