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title: "Digital Engineering Augmentation"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)"
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# Digital Engineering Augmentation

Buyer: THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-494a4766-d484-40b9-b482-7ec5f2b8d51a

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## Summary

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has awarded a contract for the service titled "Digital Engineering Augmentation" in the industry category of Software programming and consultancy services. The contract, divided into two lots, entails a framework agreement for a 3-year term with potential extensions. The total estimated spend is up to £75 million, with individual lot spends of up to £32.5 million. The contract commences in November 2023, and the key dates for each lot vary, running from 02/01/2024 to 04/02/2027, with possible 12-month extensions. The procurement method adopted is selective competitive procedure with negotiation.

This tender by the BBC offers business growth opportunities for companies specialising in software engineering, testing, architecture, and dev ops services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are deemed suitable for participation. Businesses looking to augment BBC teams for agile development and project-based delivery are well-suited to compete. The BBC has outlined a detailed process for companies interested in expressing their interest and responding to the tender through the Jaggaer eSourcing portal.

## Notice

The BBC requires a partner to deliver augmented engineering capacity as follows; Lot 1 - an onshore partner to provide individuals to augment BBC teams in BBC locations in the UK. The roles required will include, but are not limited to; software engineers, test engineers, architects, and dev ops specialists. Lot 2 - a nearshore partner ( +- 2 timezones GMT) to provide full agile development teams* to support work package based delivery. The roles required will include, but are not limited to; team leads, software engineers, test engineers, and dev ops specialists. *e.g. 1 technical team lead 4 developers and 2 testers. The requirement is to be procured by means of a Framework Agreement divided into up to 2 Lots. BBC intends to appoint 1 supplier to the Framework to each lot. The Framework Agreement for each Lot will have a term of 3 years commencing in November 2023 and ending in November 2026. The Agreement for each Lot may be extended at the BBC's discretion by up to 2 successive 12 month periods. Spend is estimated to be up to PS32.5m for Lot 1 and up to PS42.5m for Lot 2 with a total maximum estimated spend over the 5 year term for both Lots of PS75m. Contract Start/end dates: Lot 1: Initial term running from 02/01/2024 - 01/01/2027 plus two additional optional 12 month extension periods Lot 2: Initial term running from 05/02/2024 - 04/02/2027 plus two additional optional 12 month extension periods

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab3d1a1d-f1d4-48cb-917e-051d2ab757ec |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 30 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 2 Jan 2024 - 4 Feb 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £75,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1 |
| 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 | 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ACCENTURE; SPYROSOFT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Dec 2023 at 13:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab3d1a1d-f1d4-48cb-917e-051d2ab757ec
- 26 Apr 2023 at 13:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ab013c5-7424-4f7f-8fc9-3cdd718f655a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab3d1a1d-f1d4-48cb-917e-051d2ab757ec
  18th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ab013c5-7424-4f7f-8fc9-3cdd718f655a
  26th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/
  BBC eSourcing

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