Contracts Finder notice
Music Library and Auto Recognition
Authority: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
CPV: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32000000)
Published contract value£3,500,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 4 Aug 2027
Awarded to Soundmouse Ltd
Contract starts 3 Aug 2020
What is being bought
Published requirement description- A music library service consisting of both media and metadata to:
(a) enable content makers to search and download music for use in their programmes/content;
(b) access a complete set of metadata required for subsequent reporting;
(c) manage clearance information/usage restrictions and/or prevent usage if music is not cleared
- A music auto-recognition service to:
(a) automate music reporting;
(b) deploy (the service) pre-publication/transmission e.g. for pre-recorded content destined for both linear transmission and non linear publication.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
- Buyer reference
- tender_200697/908725
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Selective
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- London, United Kingdom
- Description
- Lot 1 - Music Library and Lot 2 - Music Recognition
Key dates
Published dates- Contract starts3 Aug 2020
- Award decision27 Oct 2020
- Notice published4 Dec 2020
- Contract ends4 Aug 2027
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)Contracting authority
Suppliers named on the notice
- Soundmouse LtdSupplier
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- SME
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-20c27f11-db24-494a-851a-529ee7440ad9-2020-12-04T09:57:43Z
- Published
- 4 Dec 2020
- Latest update
- 4 Dec 2020
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-20c27f11-db24-494a-851a-529ee7440ad9
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-20c27f11-db24-494a-851a-529ee7440ad9-1