Official UK procurement notice
CSP25564 - Ideas content development partnership
Procurement agent: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)·On behalf of: UKSBS
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£20,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
What is being bought
Published requirement description***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****
This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. Details notice for ideas content development partnership.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 3 Feb 2026, 09:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2026, 09:36 GMT
- Authority reference
CSP25564- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009284- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0614fdFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published3 Feb 2026, 09:36 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £20,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION | £20,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
- Signed
- 27 Jan 2026
- Value
- £20,000
- Period
- 27 Jan 2026 – 27 Jan 2027 · up to 25 Jan 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for 12 months
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- UKSBSBeneficiary authority
- UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service Provider
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender