Official UK procurement notice
Broadcasting and Audio-Visual Services
Authority: Greater London Authority·On behalf of: Transport for London
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract Details Notice is issued in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to notify the market of the award of the Broadcasting and Audio-Visual Services Contract.
The scope of services includes:
I. Broadcasting of Mayoral press conferences
II. London Assembly meetings
III. Assembly committee proceedings
IV. Associated public-facing communications
The contract is awarded to Bowtie Television Limited in accordance with Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 Paragraph 7 (additional goods, works or services), which permits the:
I. the contracting Authority to award a contract without competition on the basis that a change in supplier would result in the authority receiving goods, services, or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services, or works; and
II. such difference or incompatibility would lead to disproportionate difficulties in operation or maintenance.
Bowtie Television Limited is the Original Supplier for the GLA Broadcasting and Audio-Visual Services.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 09:49 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094094- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bed9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Contract is in accordance with Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 Paragraph 7 (additional goods, works or services), which permits the:
I. the contracting Authority to award a contract without competition on the basis that a change in supplier would result in the authority receiving goods, services, or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services, or works; and
II. such difference or incompatibility would lead to disproportionate difficulties in operation or maintenance.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Jul 2026 → 6 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends91 days ago22 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published16 days ago6 Oct 2026, 09:49 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published29 Jun 2026, 11:04 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published10 Jul 2026, 10:05 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Oct 2026, 09:49 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowtie Television LimitedSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £820,872 | 10 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Bowtie Television LimitedSME
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2026
- Value
- £820,872
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: This procurement does not meet the criteria requiring publication under the applicable £5 million (inclusive of VAT) threshold. Furthermore, the contract is not a framework agreement, a utilities contract awarded by a private utility, a concession contract, or a light touch contract. Accordingly, the relevant publication requirements do not apply to this procurement.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Transport for LondonProcuring entityThe governing body responsible for undertaking the procurement on behalf of the Greater London Authority.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BOWTIE TELEVISION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender