Contracts Finder notice
BBC Creative - Multi-Platform Post Production Services and Production Technology
Authority: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBBC Creative is the BBC's in-house agency producing promotional and branding content for all BBC services and products. We make thousands of projects each year, creating around 50,000 assets. This is a fully managed multi-platform Post Production service for BBC Creative, including Edit Suites, Audio Suites, Versioning, Ingest and Outgest/Delivery, Facilities management/bookings management/project set-up associated with the creation of multi-media and multi-platform campaigns, Media Asset Management of video, audio, graphics and stills and additional rate-carded burst capacity of suites along with the ability to buy other related services on an ad-hoc basis - e.g. Grading, high-end compositing etc.
A fully managed multi-platform Post Production service for the BBC's in-house agency, BBC Creative. This service will provide, as follows:
- 5 Edit Suites - Fully staffed and supported suites for online and offline editing of short-form content for use on digital platforms and on TV (including provision for complex effects/compositing). 80% of hours in Central London and 20% of hours in Manchester (within easy reach of BBC premises). There is also a need for additional ad-hoc edit suites on a pay-as- you-go basis in London and Manchester.
- 1 Audio Suite - A fully staffed and supported suite for recording audio (to picture) and mixing tracks in Central London (within easy reach of BBC premises). Plus there is a need for additional ad-hoc audio capacity on a pay-as-you-go basis in London and Manchester.
- Versioning - Staff and technology to create multiple versions of all the projects created in the suites above, for use in different situations on various platforms.
- Media Asset Management of video, audio, graphics and stills - Workflow (including Ingest, Review & Approve functionality, and Outgest/Delivery), QC and Storage (in respect of the managed suites, but also assets created self-op by the BBC Creative teams).
- Facilities management/bookings management/project set-up/technical support associated with the creation of multi-media and multi-platform campaigns.
- Additional rate-carded burst capacity of suites (as above) along with the ability to buy other related services on an ad-hoc basis - e.g. Grading, high-end compositing etc.
This service includes all of the required technology along with operational, technical & production management staffing (including editing/audio talent). All technology systems provided will be made available on BBC devices and networks. There are 100+ BBC users. The facilities are situated in supplier accommodation in the UK.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
- Buyer reference
- tender_250512/1016060
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Published
- Procurement method
- Selective
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Notice published24 Nov 2020
- Award decision20 Oct 2021
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022
- Contract ends31 Mar 2027
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)Contracting authority
Suppliers named on the notice
- The Farm GroupSupplier
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-f162135a-ef50-4d95-8b6d-4b632b69bda1-2021-11-23T09:42:05Z
- Published
- 24 Nov 2020
- Latest update
- 23 Nov 2021
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-f162135a-ef50-4d95-8b6d-4b632b69bda1
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-f162135a-ef50-4d95-8b6d-4b632b69bda1-1