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title: "Provision of Push Notification Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)"
published: "2023-03-20"
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# Provision of Push Notification Services

Buyer: THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4d254e92-77b0-4635-b688-2be91a50bc36

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## Summary

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has awarded a contract for the Provision of Push Notification Services to Airship Group Inc. The contract is valued at £2,650,000 and has a contract period starting from March 29, 2023, to March 28, 2028. The procurement method used was an Open Procedure (above threshold). The contracting process has reached the award stage as of March 17, 2023.

This tender for push notification services by the BBC presents a business opportunity for IT service providers specializing in consulting, software development, and internet support. The contract duration of five years allows for long-term engagement and potential for future collaborations. SMEs with experience in delivering similar services may find this tender particularly suitable for expanding their business within the IT services sector.

## Notice

The BBC sought to contract for the provision of push notification services. The BBC currently uses a third party to provide these services for its News, Sport, iPlayer, Sounds, Bitesize and Children's apps. BBC News currently issues approximately 5 high priority breaking new alerts per day to both signed in and non-signed in users. Users who are signed in are required to opt in for editorially managed topics, for example breaking stories from technology or politics. The service must be able to support both signed in e.g., targeted topic-based notifications and non-signed in e.g., breaking news notifications. BBC Sport app is a signed in experience. Sport currently sends three types of notifications: - Automated notifications on specific topics, such as kick offs for a particular football team and goal alerts - Breaking news for editorially managed topics, for example Olympics - Live event reminders BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds both offer a signed in experience, and send the following notification types: - Automated next episode notifications for programmes that users are following - Recommendation notifications for suggested programmes based on the users watching or listening history BBC Bitesize offer both signed in and signed out experiences. For signed in users, notifications are sent based on a user's activity e.g., when a user does not complete a study guide. For signed out users, reminders are sent when new content is available. BBC Childrens apps all offer a signed-out experience, and send notifications based on the user's activity in the app, e.g., collecting badges Other BBC apps are expected to use the service and integrate over time, e.g., BBC Weather, more childrens apps.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76adf986-1f25-4d2e-9075-c02c44a10ddf |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 28 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,650,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,650,000 |
| 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 | 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | AIRSHIP GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2023 at 13:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76adf986-1f25-4d2e-9075-c02c44a10ddf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76adf986-1f25-4d2e-9075-c02c44a10ddf
  20th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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