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title: "DBT and The British Film Commission 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e53"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# DBT and The British Film Commission 2026

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e53

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## Summary

The Department for Business & Trade commissioned the British Film Commission to represent the UK film and high-end television sector in Los Angeles. The service promotes the UK as a destination for film and high-end television investment, builds relationships with US industry stakeholders, identifies inward investment opportunities and supplies market intelligence supporting trade and foreign direct investment objectives. This is specialist international business-development and investment-promotion work, classified under event services (CPV 79952000). The activity is focused on Los Angeles and the US screen-production industry, with the aim of attracting investment into the UK.

The procurement is complete and was made by direct award to the British Film Commission. The Department cited the exclusive specialist nature of the service and the supplier’s recognised national role as the basis for using this route. The award is recorded as pending. Its value is £200,000 excluding VAT (£240,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with signature scheduled for 14 October 2026. There is one lot. The stated rationale says BFC’s expertise and industry relationships cannot be replicated by alternative suppliers; no separate scored evaluation criteria are set out.

For suppliers considering comparable work for the Department, this award indicates that credibility depends on specialist screen-sector investment expertise and established access to US studios, production companies and other industry stakeholders. A competitor would need to demonstrate an ability to promote the UK as a destination for film and high-end television production, develop relationships in the Los Angeles market, identify inward-investment prospects and provide useful market intelligence tied to trade and investment objectives. The Department valued an established UK-wide network and a record of supporting projects associated with a substantial share of UK inward-investment high-end television spend. This is a focused international representation requirement, rather than general event delivery; evidence of sector-specific relationships and practical investment-support outcomes would be central to a credible proposition.

## Notice

The procurement will appoint the British Film Commission (BFC) to provide in-market representation in Los Angeles, promoting the UK as a destination for film and high-end television investment. The service will build relationships with key US industry stakeholders, identify inward investment opportunities, and provide market intelligence to support trade and FDI objectives. DBT has made a direct award to BFC because it is the recognised national body for attracting and supporting inward investment screen production and offers specialist expertise and industry relationships that cannot be replicated by alternative suppliers. Its established UK-wide network, strong links with US studios and production companies, and proven record of supporting projects responsible for approximately 93% of UK inward investment HETV spend make BFC best placed to deliver the required production support and business development activity.

### Procurement Information

The requirement is of a specialist nature due to the services only being exclusively available via the selected supplier. A Direct Award under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 to the supplier represents a proportionate and suitable commercial model for this service for DBT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092708-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £200,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Business and Trade |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2DY |
| 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 | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | British Film Commission |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 10:41 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092708-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092708-2026
  1st October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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