--- title: "Digital Testing Services Framework II" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-89dce8cb-86a4-4c28-8cfb-ca9a8d4b0e4d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-89dce8cb-86a4-4c28-8cfb-ca9a8d4b0e4d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-89dce8cb-86a4-4c28-8cfb-ca9a8d4b0e4d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-89dce8cb-86a4-4c28-8cfb-ca9a8d4b0e4d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)" published: "2018-07-24" --- # Digital Testing Services Framework II Buyer: THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC) Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-89dce8cb-86a4-4c28-8cfb-ca9a8d4b0e4d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-89dce8cb-86a4-4c28-8cfb-ca9a8d4b0e4d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-89dce8cb-86a4-4c28-8cfb-ca9a8d4b0e4d.json) ## Summary The tender titled "Digital Testing Services Framework II" by The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is currently in the award stage, having been awarded to MindTree Ltd on July 18, 2018. This procurement falls within the IT services sector, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, and support. The contract period is set to commence on December 1, 2018, and run until November 30, 2022, with a potential extension of up to two additional years. Interested suppliers were required to express their interest by the end of the tender period, which concluded on January 12, 2018, and the tender was published on December 5, 2017. This selective procurement process utilised a competitive procedure with negotiation and has an estimated annual value of between £6 million to £7.5 million. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the IT services domain, particularly those specialising in software testing and quality assurance. Businesses that offer functional and non-functional testing, as well as test management services using both manual and automated methodologies, would be well-positioned to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to engage, as the procurement is particularly suited to their capabilities, enabling them to provide flexible and skilled resources to support the BBC's diverse digital projects across multiple platforms. ## Notice The BBC requires a single supplier to provide Digital Testing Services, and associated activities, for our digital products, applications and websites, running on both digital and broadcast platforms, e.g. desktop computers ;mobile devices; internet protocol TV; terrestrial, cable, satellite TV; and the web, at any combination/stages of their product development. The required services include functional testing, non-functional testing and test management; using manual, exploratory and automated approaches. The successful supplier will be required to augment pan-BBC teams with additional software test resource and contribute to the BBC's Quality Assurance and Digital Strategies. The supplier's testing staff will be required to be suitably trained in order to be capable of being deployed flexibly at short notice and on-demand into BBC testing projects and teams including multi-geographically located, cross-functional project teams. The BBC intends to award a Framework Agreement to a single Economic Operator following the procurement process. The Agreement will have a term of 24 (twenty-four) months commencing on 1.12.2018 and ending on30.11.2020. The Agreement may be extended at the BBC's discretion by up to 2 (two) successive 12 (twelve)month periods. We anticipate that the annual value will be between approximately 6 000 000 GBP to 7 500 000 GBP. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6aa228f-c2fa-4231-9b0a-908f5ea26903 | | 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 | 24 Jul 2018 | | Submission deadline | 12 Jan 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Jul 2018 | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | 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 | W12 7TS | | 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 | MINDTREE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 24 Jul 2018 at 09:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6aa228f-c2fa-4231-9b0a-908f5ea26903 - 5 Dec 2017 at 08:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af5bdb35-fe40-4ee5-b627-16c2a56de120 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6aa228f-c2fa-4231-9b0a-908f5ea26903 24th July 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af5bdb35-fe40-4ee5-b627-16c2a56de120 5th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk Link to eSourcing Portal ## Notice URLs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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