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title: "BBC Proms Media Selling"
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# BBC Proms Media Selling

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bbc-proms-media-selling-ocds-h6vhtk-02c116). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): "BBC Proms Media Selling". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £365,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Jul 2021, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: bbc.bravosolution.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-GB-FTS-3323)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £365,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 July 2021 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bbc-proms-media-selling-ocds-h6vhtk-02c116#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c116`

## 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/bbc-proms-media-selling-ocds-h6vhtk-02c116#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bbc.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bbc-proms-media-selling-ocds-h6vhtk-02c116#participate

## Description
The Supplier shall sell advertising space for the print projects detailed below, with expected page availabilities in parentheses:
• BBC Proms Guide (maximum 49pp + 2 covers)
• BBC Proms Programmes (advertising shell common to all programmes 48pp + 2 covers; per concert adverts up to 5pp per concert)
Programmes are distributed at concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall; the Proms Guide is sold through major retailers including Amazon, WH Smith, Waterstones, Blackwells and other independent bookstores. The Proms Guide is also sold in eBook and ePDF formats.
The anticipated print run for the 2022 Proms Guide is no more than 55,000 copies. Print runs for the Proms programmes vary for each concert;
The Supplier must also be able to adapt to the changing business model in the area of digital publications, selling in advertising space across digital formats and platforms as agreed with the BBC. The Supplier should be prepared for these ambitions to increase year on year and have the necessary resources in place to respond.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £365,000

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** BBC Proms Media Selling (active)
  - Award id: `024970-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Century One Publishing Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-30837`
  - Value: £365,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** BBC Proms Media Selling (active)
  - Signed Value: £365,000
  - Signed Date: 04/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024970-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-06T21:45:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:15:18.051Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c116