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# Audience Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audience-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04453f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): "Audience Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £47,920,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.bbc.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-british-broadcasting-corporation-bbc-coh-rc000057)
- **Published Value:** £47,920,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 April 2024 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Customer services, Telephone switchboard services, Tickets
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £40,600,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audience-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04453f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04453f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audience-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04453f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bbc.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsupplying%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audience-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04453f#participate

## Description
The BBC has procured customer management services to support a broad range of services including:
• Handling editorial and non-editorial complaints
• Responding to enquiries
• Managing comments & appreciations
• Technical support for iPlayer, Sounds, BBC Account
• Reception Advice
• BBC Action Lines
• BBC Charitable Appeals & Donations collections (Lifeline & Radio 4)
• Artist mail
• Ticketing for BBC shows
• 'Take Part' in a show
• BBC Switchboard
The BBC has a mission to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which continue to inform, educate and entertain. Audience Services supports this by continuing to put our audiences at the heart of our operation, providing them exceptional service, irrespective of channel. We engage them with respect and understanding and work to build audience loyalty to the BBC and the Licence Fee.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22459000, 64214200
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** The over-riding objective of the procurement was to enhance the service offering whilst maintaining the high quality of the services enjoyed by audiences today. Potential efficiency opportunities were assessed for all service lines, in particular how...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Audience Services (active)
  - Award id: `019138-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Serco Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON-PMNV-5613-PQMY`
  - Value: £40,600,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Audience Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,600,000
  - Signed Date: 07/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019138-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-06T13:53:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:31:23.044Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04453f