Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 19 Jun 2025, 17:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BBC Sports Managed Service

Official notice

Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£20,000,000≈ £6.7m / year · £24,000,000 inc. VAT2.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Jul 2025awarded 28 Nov 2025
Award (standstill) to Timeline Television Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

BBC Sport have a need for a service partner to manage technical crews for the delivery of Gallery Operations, Editing, Ingest, Quality Control and Media Management. This is essentially a staff only operation with the necessary facilities being provided by the BBC or other managed service providers for edit systems. BBC Sport has a need to reprocure as the current expires on 31/03/26.

The service includes staffing the 3rd floor of Quay House Media Citysport production, Multimedia 1 and 2 galleries, sub mix 1,2 and 3 areas, off tube 1 and 2. There are 12 craft edits in Quay House plus 23 desk edits which need crewing with appropriately experienced staff and supported by media management and ingest teams to ensure material is booked in, scheduled for ingest and media managed and archived appropriately maximising reuse and minimising storage. Traditionally the supply of all staff is a blend of service partners core staff and freelancers.

  • How the procedure runs: Competitive Flexible procedure without Conditions of Participation. The procedure will consist of the following stages: Invitation to Tender ITT and Final Stage: - Clarifications, Evaluation and Shortlisting - BAFO For full details please refer to the Tender Documents
  • No preliminary market engagement: no market engagement carried out

CPV: Motion picture and video tape production and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£20,000,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £20,000,000 exc. VAT · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: initial term is 3 years with optional extension period of up to 2 years
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    for full details please refer to tender documentaion

  • Technical & professional ability

    for full details please refer to tender documentaion

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Cost
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    for full details please refer to tender documentaion

  • Technical & professional ability

    for full details please refer to tender documentaion

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Jun 2025, 17:05 BST
Last source update
28 Nov 2025, 14:13 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
Authority reference
PROC/2025/96/SW
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033854
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Motion picture and video tape production and related services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05505f Find a Tender
How it runs

Competitive Flexible procedure without Conditions of Participation.

The procedure will consist of the following stages:

Invitation to Tender ITT and Final Stage:

  • Clarifications, Evaluation and Shortlisting
  • BAFO

For full details please refer to the Tender Documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
14 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

In order to take part in this tender, please take the following steps:

1 - Register your company on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal (this is only required once):

1.1 Go to bbc.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

1.2 - Click the link on the login page to register.

1.3 - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'.

1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details.

1.5 - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete.

1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password.

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2 - Express an interest in the tender:

2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password.

2.2 - Click the 'ITT Open to all Suppliers' link.

2.3 - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.

2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. Once you accept the Conditions of Confidentiality, this will move the ITT into your 'My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only).

2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'ITT Details' box.

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  1. Responding to the tender:

3.1 - Click 'My Response' under ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining).

3.2 - All ITT documentation can be found within the eTendering portal.

3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.

3.4 You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance, please consult the online help, or contact the Jaggaer eSourcing help desk.

Timeline

19 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 17:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    7 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    14 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by393 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Standstill ends336 days ago
    25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Assessment summaries sent334 days ago
    28 Nov 2025
  7. Latest notice published333 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 14:13 GMT
  8. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 17:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 09:15 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    14 Nov 2025, 18:06 GMT
    UK6
  4. Status changed to complete
    14 Nov 2025, 18:06 GMT
  5. Contract award notice published
    24 Nov 2025, 15:46 GMT
    UK6
  6. Contract award notice published
    28 Nov 2025, 14:13 GMT
    UK6
  7. Contract signature expected
    10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-06: 2 releases · 19 Jun 2025, 20 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £19,554,1431 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Timeline Television LimitedBBC Sport Managed Service1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 1+1 · Amended: Important note: The BBC has withdrawn this notice. This notice will be revised and updated in due course. · Amended: The BBC will now be observing an eight-day standstill period before entering into any contract, in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023. This period will conclude on 9th December 2025 at 23.59. This date takes precedence over any previous dates. Other changes: - Award decision date changed from 14/11/2025 to 28/11/2025. - Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers ch…£19,554,14328 Nov 2025standstill to 25 Nov 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one30—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJRB-3233-GTQL Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, London, W1A 1AAContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • STREAMLAND MEDIA UK LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PXNG-8831-GPHD William Blake House, 8 Marshall Street, London, London, W1F 7EJ
  • Tanooki Technologies LtdBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PPZM-5937-GLLP Suite 1, First Floor Coachworks Arcade, Chester, North West, CH1 2EY
  • Timeline TelevisionAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQMX-5529-HCMZ Ealing Broadcast Centre EBC, 22 Uxbridge Road, Ealing London, London, W5 2RJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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