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title: "Local News Partnership - 'Supplier' Applications 2021"
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# Local News Partnership - 'Supplier' Applications 2021

Buyer: THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8aaabf79-6a51-4979-866c-3b92332c3189

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## Summary

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is conducting a competitive procurement process titled "Local News Partnership - 'Supplier' Applications 2021" to enhance local journalism across the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. This open procurement method aims to select suppliers to recruit 165 journalists for 118 Contract Areas, with contract commencement set for 1st July 2021 and a total contract value of £31 million. The procurement phase is currently in the Award stage, with the last date for submitting applications having been 15th January 2021.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in journalism, media services, or personnel supply. The competitive nature of this procurement invites capable suppliers to contribute to local democracy by employing local reporters, thus driving growth through enhanced local news coverage. Businesses that can provide skilled personnel to cover local democratic institutions will find this tender well-suited for their capabilities, especially those looking to establish or expand partnerships with prominent media organisations like the BBC.

## Notice

A key component of the BBC's public purpose mission is to ensure that audiences can engage fully with major local issues, essential to democracy, keeping audiences informed and holding local authority to account. The BBC works with the local news industry to improve the provision of local journalism and has now conducted a competitive procurement for the reselection of 'Suppliers' for the Local Democracy Reporting Service across the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, to deliver the recruitment of 165 journalists, employed by local news providers, across 118 Contract Areas. A 'Supplier' receives the free content generated through the Local Democracy Reporting Service, News Hub and Shared Data Unit, and employs one or more of the Local Democracy Reporters to report on local democratic institutions in the relevant Contract Area(s) including top-tier local authorities, county councils, unitary authorities and metropolitan boroughs in the UK. 65 Local Democracy Reporters to report on 118 'Contract Areas' (118 lots) across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man. All contracts commence on 1st July 2021 for a period of 3 years. Full details of the lotting structure, and awarded contracts, can be downloaded as a pdf document at the following link: https://bbc.com/lnp/documents/ldrs_suppliers_2021_v1.pdf

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74842393-d741-4419-aa58-57d3fa2495ff |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jan 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £31,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £31,000,000 |
| 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 | VARIOUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 21 May 2021 at 09:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74842393-d741-4419-aa58-57d3fa2495ff
- 4 Dec 2020 at 10:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8ce3c17-dece-4020-9bec-5d5b0e3e9273

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74842393-d741-4419-aa58-57d3fa2495ff
  21st May 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8ce3c17-dece-4020-9bec-5d5b0e3e9273
  4th December 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/
  BBC eSourcing

## Notice URLs

- https://bbc.com/lnp/documents/ldrs_suppliers_2021_v1.pdf

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