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title: "BBC Annual Report Design"
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# BBC Annual Report Design

Buyer: BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a42e

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## Summary

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), based in London, initiated a procurement process for the design and production of its Annual Report, Equality Information Report, and Commissioning Report. The procurement process, identified as "Procurement 2025 82 KW Design of Annual Report and Accounts," falls under the services category and concerns the region of the United Kingdom. The procedure was initially at the active tender stage with a competitive flexible approach, including open submissions, a BAFO stage, and contract awards. The tender had periods for inquiries ending on 17th October 2025 and submissions closing on 24th October 2025. However, the process was concluded and cancelled on 31st October 2025 as it no longer aligned with the BBC's strategic requirements, with plans to reapproach the market within the next 12 months.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in graphic design and digital printing services. The comprehensive contract, valued gross at £1,290,000, was divided into two lots, focusing on the production and design of annual reports. Companies with expertise in producing high-quality digital and graphical content are well-suited for this tender. The project offers a contract period starting from December 2025 with potential extensions, providing a long-term growth opportunity for sustained partnerships. The BBC's emphasis on diversity, sustainability, and strategic commitments suggests an inclination towards firms with a proven track record in these areas, particularly those with innovative solutions to meet public authority standards and regulatory commitments. Businesses are encouraged to prepare for future bidding as the BBC intends to revisit this procurement item.

## Notice

This requirement consists of 2 Lots: Lot 1 is for the Production and Design of the BBC Annual Report and Accounts along with the BBC Equality Information Report and Lot 2 is for the Production and Design of the BBC Commissioning Report The BBC is tendering for the services of a supplier to design and produce its Corporate Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) and Full Financial Statements. We would also require the successful Tenderer to also produce the BBC Equality Information Report. The two reports, with the Annual Report as the main document, will look as though they form a suite of documents. As set out above, the BBC may consider publishing as separate reports, one or two sections currently within the Annual Report. The Commissioning Report is an annual report which details the BBC's commissioning and sector development activity across the year in TV and Radio. It is aimed primarily at producers and partners rather than members of the public. It is a data driven report which covers how we have met our Ofcom regulatory commitments, how we are meeting our strategic commitments around diversity, sustainability and production/commissioning across the UK, and our training initiatives and placements. The report is published around the same time as the BBC Annual Report and supporting documents. It is online only, and no print version is required.

### Lot Information

Production and Design of BBC Annual Report and EIR Report

The BBC is tendering for the services of a supplier to design and produce its Corporate Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) and Full Financial Statements. We would also require the successful Tenderer to also produce the BBC Equality Information Report. The two reports, with the Annual Report as the main document, will look as though they form a suite of documents. As set out above, the BBC may consider publishing as separate reports, one or two sections currently within the Annual Report. The EIR report contains detailed information about our staff and freelancers across a range of different Characteristics and broken down by a range of categories. This includes performance against our 50:20:12:25 staff diversity goals.

Renewal: There will be an intitial term of 2 years, with three (3) possible further extensions of 12 months on each occasion

Production and Design of BBC Commissionig Report

The Commissioning Report is an annual report which details the BBC's commissioning and sector development activity across the year in TV and Radio. It is aimed primarily at producers and partners rather than members of the public. It is a data driven report which covers how we have met our Ofcom regulatory commitments, how we are meeting our strategic commitments around diversity, sustainability and production/commissioning across the UK, and our training initiatives and placements. The report is published around the same time as the BBC Annual Report and supporting documents. It is online only, and no print version is required. The report has a heavy reliance on bold BBC programme imagery, contains a large amount of text and employs graphic elements such as tables, graphs and large numbers. There is space for editorialised text and case studies. Content for the report including all text, data for infographics and programme issues are created and supplied by the Content Commissioning Supply team with feed-in from stakeholders across the BBC. They decide the chapter and page structure for the report.

Renewal: There will be an intitial term of 2 years, with three (3) possible further extensions of 12 months on each occasion

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069973-2025 |
| Notice type | UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Dec 2025 - 14 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,075,000 |
| Lots value | £1,075,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Cancelled |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION) |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79811000 - Digital printing services
- 79822500 - Graphic design services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2025 at 10:24 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069973-2025
- 29 Sep 2025 at 14:09 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060567-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069973-2025
  31st October 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060567-2025
  29th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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