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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-05686d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation): "BBC Proms Media Selling". Published status: complete. Published Value: £360,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.bbc.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bbc-british-broadcasting-corporation-gov-pc388)
- **Published Value:** £360,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 August 2025 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £360,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bbc-proms-media-selling-ocds-h6vhtk-05686d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05686d`

## 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-05686d#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/bbc-proms-media-selling-ocds-h6vhtk-05686d#participate

## Description
The requirement is summarised below:-
The Supplier shall sell advertising space for the print projects detailed below, with expected page availabilities in parentheses:
• BBC Proms Guide (maximum 48pp + 2 covers)
• BBC Proms Programmes (advertising shell common to all programmes 48pp + 2 covers; per concert adverts up to 5pp per concert)
• BBC Symphony Orchestra Programme (4pp + 2pp covers)
Programmes are distributed at concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall and other venues across the UK; the Proms Guide is sold through major retailers including Amazon, Blackwells, Bloomsbury, Royal Albert Hall, Waterstones, WH Smith and other independent bookstores. The Proms Guide is also sold in eBook and Epdf formats.
The anticipated print run for the 2026 Proms Guide is no more than 33,000 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
- **CPV codes:** 79341000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £360,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/09/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** BBC Proms Media Selling (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CPL One (Trading as Cabbells)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143184`
  - Value: £360,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 14/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F044005-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-15T14:50:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:10:46.705Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05686d