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title: "BFI Player Classics US - AWARD"
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buyer: "BFI"
published: "2020-12-23"
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# BFI Player Classics US - AWARD

Buyer: BFI  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-17b185ff-80b7-440e-80ce-11241623554b

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## Summary

The British Film Institute (BFI) has completed an award process for the 'BFI Player Classics US' project, aimed at expanding its streaming service offerings in the United States. This procurement falls under the 'Film-on-demand television' industry category and was conducted using an open procedure. The award, valued at £75,000, was finalised on 26 October 2020, with the contract period commencing on 9 November 2020 and running until 31 December 2021. The delivery addresses for the project encompass various locations, including the United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories, with key contact Stephen Adams based in London.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in end-to-end Over-The-Top (OTT) services, particularly those capable of developing secure and scalable platforms for streaming content. Companies that provide comprehensive digital solutions, including multi-platform capabilities and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) frameworks, would be well positioned to compete for further collaborations with the BFI as they enhance their services aimed at the US market.

## Notice

In 2019 the BFI, the UK's lead organisation for film, launched BFI Player Classics, an expertly curated new SVOD collection of the best quintessentially British films. Initially on Roku Channels, and now on Apple Channels, BFI Player Classics sought to build on the huge success of BFI Player in the UK with a unique content offering for US audiences with over 200 subscription only British or British co-production films, picked by BFI experts. Among the prestige filmmakers are Alfred Hitchcock, John Schlesinger, Ken Russell, Lindsay Anderson, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Nicolas Roeg, Ridley Scott, Sally Potter and Terence Davies. The BFI are now looking to enter the next phase of our US strategy with a direct to consumer platform option for our US audiences. The new platform will provide the BFI a direct link to our US audience and offer our customers an alternative method of accessing the same great content provided by our existing branded services. The BFI would like to partner with a proven best in class end-to-end OTT service provider to achieve our ambitions in the US market. The platform must be secure, cost-efficient, scalable, offer multi-platform capacity and full end-to-end SVOD capability.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e387082a-fd8a-499e-9a22-a70d3e2463be |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | 9 Nov 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £75,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BFI |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W1T 1LN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VIMEO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 30211300 - Computer platforms
- 92100000 - Motion picture and video services
- 92120000 - Motion-picture or video-tape distribution services
- 92225000 - Interactive television
- 92225100 - Film-on-demand television

## Release History

- 23 Dec 2020 at 10:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e387082a-fd8a-499e-9a22-a70d3e2463be

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e387082a-fd8a-499e-9a22-a70d3e2463be
  23rd December 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bfi.org.uk

## Provenance

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