---
title: "Project Petra - Enterprise End User IT and Infrastructure"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0675c0"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)"
published: "2026-03-26"
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# Project Petra - Enterprise End User IT and Infrastructure

Buyer: BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0675c0

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## Summary

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), a sub-central government public authority based in London, is actively seeking to procure enterprise end-user IT and infrastructure services under Project Petra. This procurement process falls within the information technology services industry category and seeks to consolidate technology and drive automation across its global operations, with a focus on critical production workflows. The procurement is at the tender stage with a selective, competitive flexible procedure in place, where initial tenders will be limited to six suppliers, followed by negotiations and a final tender stage. Interested parties must submit their expression of interest by 30 April 2026, with the enquiry period closing on 23 April 2026. The contract, valued at £661 million, will stretch over five years with the possibility of extending up to three additional years, commencing on 22 February 2027.

This tender provides a substantial opportunity for companies specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in end-user support, network, email collaboration, and infrastructure management. The potential value of the contract, alongside the drive for technological consolidation and automation, poses growth prospects for businesses capable of delivering robust solutions that align with transformative objectives. Companies adept at offering high-quality services and demonstrating commercial viability are encouraged to compete, as the award criteria heavily weigh quality at 40% and commercial at 60%. Firms that can work collaboratively with the BBC to deliver long-term savings and innovation will find this tender particularly rewarding.

## Notice

The BBC is seeking to procure enterprise end user IT and infrastructure services. The service will bring together support of End User technology for over 30,000 BBC staff and extended workforce at any given time across the group, in over 200 BBC locations around the globe, and the support of over 6,000 network devices, 1,500 virtual and physical services in the underlying technology infrastructure. The service will include email; collaboration tools; end user device support; server and network support; service desk and onsite support; and application management. Many of the services directly underpin critical production workflow and playout services. The successful supplier is expected to play a key role in projects to consolidate technology and to drive automation across the BBC, delivering long term savings, and the estimated contract value reflects this potential scope. The cost of delivering our day to day services is expected to be a small proportion of the total potential contract value.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The successful supplier is expected to play a key role in projects to consolidate technology and to drive automation across the BBC, delivering long term savings, and the estimated contract value reflects this potential scope. The cost of delivering our day to day services is expected to be a small proportion of the total potential contract value.

Renewal: Three optional extension periods of 1 year each.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028181-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 22 Feb 2027 - 1 Oct 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £661,000,000 |
| Lots value | £661,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BBC (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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 26 Mar 2026 at 17:06 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028181-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028181-2026
  26th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying/
- https://bbc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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