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Published 2 Sept 2022, 14:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BBC Consultancy Services Framework

Official notice

Authority: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£16,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2022awarded 1 Apr 2023
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The BBC has awarded a multi-supplier Consultancy Services framework providing the BBC with access to suppliers that can individually supply a broad range of professional consultancy services. The framework has the capability to meet all the BBC’s distinct service requirements across the 3 core disciplines of Strategy, Technology and Finance.

The framework will have a term of 4 years and the estimated spend is £4m per year. The estimated spend for the full 4 year term is a maximum of £16m.

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Financial consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Technical analysis or consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
18 bids received · 8 suppliers appointed
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Apr 2023

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The BBC has awarded a multi-supplier Consultancy Services framework providing the BBC…Cancelled 4 yrsPublished value£16,000,000

The BBC has awarded a multi-supplier Consultancy Services framework providing the BBC access to suppliers that can individually supply a broad range of professional consultancy services. The framework has the capability to meet all the BBC’s distinct service requirements across the 3 core disciplines of Strategy, Technology and Finance. The disciplines and a summary of the sub-criteria for each core discipline are:

Strategy - Corporate Strategy, Business Model Transformation, Economic Policy, Organisational Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Strategy, Business Process Management, Outsourcing, Broadcast & Media

Technology - Technology Assessment, Technology Strategy, IT Industry Assessment, User Technology, IT Innovation, IT Transformation Management, IT Cyber Risk

Finance - Corporate Finance, Business Appraisal, Crisis & Recovery, Risk Management, Accounting Advisory, Tax Advisory, Real Estate Advisory, Forensics & Litigation.

The scope of the Framework will also include consultancy services for HR and Programme Management.

The framework will have a term of 4 years and the estimated spend is £4m per year. The estimated spend for the full 4 year term is a maximum of £16m.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Merit: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Merit: 70
  • Cost: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Where there is more than one economic operator, the BBC reserves the right to require a grouping of economic operators to take a particular legal form or to require a single economic operator to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.

    Please register your interest in this project by taking 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.

    2 - Express an interest in the tender:

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

    2.2 - Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier).

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

    2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/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 'PQQ/ITT Details' box.

    1. Responding to the tender:

    3.1 - Click 'My Response' under PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose t…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “BBC Consultancy Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Sept 2022, 14:43 BST
Last source update
18 Apr 2023, 10:03 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
PROC 2022 50
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011035
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy servicesFinancial consultancy servicesGeneral management consultancy servicesTechnical analysis or consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036576 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As stated in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The applicable review time limits shall be as stated in Regulations 92 and 93 Public Contracts Regulations 2015

Publisher note: In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
240 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Oct 2022 → 18 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    18 Apr 2023, 10:03 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Apr 2023, 10:03 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 18
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Consultancy Services Framework

    Signed
    1 Apr 2023
    Value
    £16,000,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
18bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawBroadcasting Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, UK, W1A 1AAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Business and Property Courts of England and Wales – TCCMediation body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

8 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria