--- title: "Market Data Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-306a27af-8cd7-4920-988a-b93fca32aba2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-306a27af-8cd7-4920-988a-b93fca32aba2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-306a27af-8cd7-4920-988a-b93fca32aba2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-306a27af-8cd7-4920-988a-b93fca32aba2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)" published: "2018-10-09" --- # Market Data Services Buyer: THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-306a27af-8cd7-4920-988a-b93fca32aba2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-306a27af-8cd7-4920-988a-b93fca32aba2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-306a27af-8cd7-4920-988a-b93fca32aba2.json) ## Summary The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is currently inviting tenders for "Market Data Services," aimed at supplying secure and reliable financial market data for their multi-platform publishing systems. This procurement falls under the services category and is staged at the Tender phase, with a submission deadline set for 2nd November 2018. The contract, valued at £840,000, has an initial term of three years, starting from 4th March 2019, and may be extended for an additional two years. The BBC, based in London, is using a selective procurement method with a competitive procedure that includes negotiation. This opportunity presents significant growth potential for businesses specialising in data supply services, particularly those offering high-level support for broadcast-critical feeds. Companies equipped to deliver secure, accurate, and resilient data solutions will find themselves well-suited to compete effectively for this tender. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the BBC values their contributions in this sector. ## Notice The British Broadcasting Corporation, through BBC News, publishes a wide range of financial market data on a variety of broadcast, online and mobile platforms to both UK and international audiences. The BBC is inviting tenders to supply Market Data Services including market data graphics using a delivery solution that integrates with our multi-platform publishing systems. The data feed must to be secure, accurate and reliable, needs to be able to cope with required volume of data and must be suitably resilient against component failure. The supplier must have such infrastructure to provide high-level support for these broadcast-critical data feeds. The data feed will carry a wide range of data sets from financial markets and stock market index providers around the world; the range of required data set is similar but not limited to the data displayed on this section of the BBC News website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market_data/overview/ The initial term of the Contract is three (3) years and may be extended by a further two (2) years at 12 monthly intervals. Additional information: Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1 - Register your company on the BravoSolution e-Tendering portal (this is only required once): 1.1 - Go to https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk. 1.2 - Click the link on the login page to Register. 1.3 - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'. 1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details. 1.5 - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete. 1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password. 2 - Express an Interest in the tender: 2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password. 2.2 - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. 2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only. 2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender: 3.1 - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). 3.2 - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. 3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). 3.4 - You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the Bravo e-Tendering help desk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cda99c05-9f24-41de-9c48-458881de6880 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Oct 2018 | | Submission deadline | 2 Nov 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Mar 2019 - 3 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £840,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC) | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | West London | | Postcode | W1A 1AA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | West End | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72319000 - Data supply services ## Release History - 9 Oct 2018 at 08:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cda99c05-9f24-41de-9c48-458881de6880 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cda99c05-9f24-41de-9c48-458881de6880 9th October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk BBC eSourcing Portal ## Notice URLs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market_data/overview/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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