---
title: "Global Podcast Advertising Distribution Services (Excluding UK)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028bca"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION"
published: "2021-10-26"
---

# Global Podcast Advertising Distribution Services (Excluding UK)

Buyer: BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028bca

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## Summary

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is currently engaged in a public procurement process for "Global Podcast Advertising Distribution Services (Excluding UK)" within the advertising and marketing services industry. The procurement is at the award stage, following a competitive tendering process. Key dates include the initial submission deadline of 17th February 2021, and the contract period spans 1080 days. This contract aims to monetise BBC podcasts distributed outside the UK, requiring successful bidders to provide technical solutions and advertising management for these feeds.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in advertising services, particularly those with expertise in digital marketing and podcast monetisation. Companies that are well-suited to compete for this contract may include large advertising firms, audio technology providers, and marketing consultancies that can demonstrate technical integration skills with broadcasting standards. The BBC's requirements emphasise the importance of adherence to strict advertising guidelines and the development of effective promotional strategies, making this an attractive opportunity for businesses looking to expand their portfolios in global media markets.

## Notice

Retender (competitive bidding) of the current agreement to monetise all BBC Podcasts distributed outside of the UK. The contract supplier will be required to: i. Provide a technical solution to enable splitting BBC podcast streams between UK and Ex-UK ii. Sell and insert audio advertising into the Ex-UK podcast feeds iii. Enable the distribution of those monetised feeds into all usual endpoints for the BBC as per RSS distribution iv. Manage all sales and inventory in compliance with the BBC's advertising guidelines and procedures

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Retender (competitive bidding) of the current agreement to monetise all BBC Podcasts distributed outside of the UK. The contract supplier will be required to: i. Provide a technical solution to enable splitting BBC podcast streams between UK and Ex-UK ii. Sell and insert audio advertising into the Ex-UK podcast feeds iii. Enable the distribution of those monetised feeds into all usual endpoints for the BBC as per RSS distribution iv. Manage all sales and inventory in compliance with the BBC's advertising guidelines and procedures

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026773-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 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 | ACAST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2021 at 12:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026773-2021
- 21 Jan 2021 at 10:07 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001217-2021
- 20 Jan 2021 at 11:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001140-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying
- https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.bbc.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/

## Provenance

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