---
title: "Local Democracy Reporting Service - 2025 Supplier Applications"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c196"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c196"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c196.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c196.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)"
published: "2025-05-07"
---

# Local Democracy Reporting Service - 2025 Supplier Applications

Buyer: THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c196

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c196)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c196.json)

## Summary

```html

The procurement process, led by The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), focused on the "Local Democracy Reporting Service - 2025 Supplier Applications" to support its mission of enhancing the quality of local journalism. This involves the recruitment of 165 journalists, employed by local news providers, across 118 contract areas within the UK and the Isle of Man. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically in the supply of personnel services, with the contract period extending from 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2030. The procurement method was an open procedure, and despite the completion of the tender in December 2024, ongoing partnerships are vital for participation, with significant deadlines including the Tender Response Deadline on 16th January 2025.

This tender offers valuable growth opportunities for businesses in the local news industry, particularly those possessing BBC LNP 'Partner' status. With an estimated total value of £32,500,000, the procurement aims to enhance the coverage of local democratic institutions. Suitable businesses include both large-scale and SME news organisations capable of delivering high-quality local reporting. The involvement of respected suppliers like Brighton and Hove News Ltd, DC Thomson & Co Ltd, and Reach Shared Services Ltd underlines the competitive environment and potential benefits for participating firms. Engaging in this process not only promises financial remuneration per reporter but also strengthens industry standing and relationships with key stakeholders.

```

## 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 completed a competitive procurement for the reselection of 'Suppliers' for the Local Democracy Reporting Service across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, to deliver the recruitment of 165 journalists, employed by local news providers, across 118 Contract Areas. This notice outlines the results of the tender process for the 2025 Supplier Applications following the tender which commenced in December 2024. In regards to total value of the contracts awarded, the level of funding the BBC provides in relation to each Local Democracy Reporter (LDR) (as stated in the ITT) is PS40,790 per LDR (non-London) and PS43,190 per LDR (London) per annum with a 2% inflationary increase per annum in year 2 onwards. The breakdown of the 165 LDRs allocated across each contract area was stated in the tender documents.

### Lot Information

Local Democracy Reporting Service 2025 Supplier Applications

Local Democracy Reporting Service 2025 Supplier Applications

Options: The initial contract term will run for a period of 30 months. Contracts may be extended for up to an additional 30 months to 30th June 2030.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019292-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £32,500,000 |
| Lots value | £32,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1 |

## Status

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

## 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 | 15 |
| Supplier names | BAYLIS COMMUNITY MEDIA; BRIGHTON AND HOVE NEWS; CAERPHILLY MEDIA; DC THOMSON; HIGHLAND NEWS AND MEDIA; ILIFFE MEDIA GROUP; NATIONAL WORLD PUBLISHING; NEWBURY NEWS & MEDIA; NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP; RADIO MANX; REACH SHARED SERVICES; SHETLAND NEWS ONLINE; SOCIAL SPIDER; THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON ENTERPRISES; TINDLE NEWSPAPERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 7 May 2025 at 09:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019292-2025
- 2 Dec 2024 at 15:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038797-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying/
- https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://www.bbc.com/lnp/partners/how-to-apply/

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c196. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c196.json.