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# Customer Identity Access Management (CIAM)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/customer-identity-access-management-ciam-ocds-h6vhtk-05123a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation): "Customer Identity Access Management (CIAM)". Published status: active. Published Value: £45,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 May 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: bbc.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bbc-british-broadcasting-corporation-gov-pc388)
- **Published Value:** £45,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 May 2026 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Industry specific software development services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/customer-identity-access-management-ciam-ocds-h6vhtk-05123a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05123a`

## Before you bid
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- **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/customer-identity-access-management-ciam-ocds-h6vhtk-05123a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bbc.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/customer-identity-access-management-ciam-ocds-h6vhtk-05123a#participate

## Description
The BBC welcomes responses to this ITT oppertunity in order for the supply chain and Tenderers to respond to this procurement exercise. 
https://bbc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
To gain access (by invitation) each Tenderering party must complete the Non Disclousure Agreement and submit to The BBC for approval, before the Tenderer is invited to participate and obtain full access to the Procurement Documents.
The scope of these services are as generally detailed below;
The requirement for a Customer Identity & Access Management Platform sits with BBC Media Tech and specifically the Account and Identity team. 
BBC Account and Identity will serve as the gateway to the BBC's digital ecosystem, playing a pivotal role in the BBC’s product platforms by enabling essential capabilities for BBC user connection, recognition, and understanding. 
This procurement seeks to;
a.	Demonstrate value for money from the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT);
b.	Adopt the best quality / technical long-term solution to meet the demand and technology pathways; and
c.	Transition from the existing service to a new service seamlessly without disruption to the services.
This will be achieved by: 
•	Low-friction authentication journeys
•	Increased adoption of child profiles (0–13, supported via linked guardian accounts)
•	High engagement with younger audiences (0-13)
•	Enhanced authentication and verification methods
•	Greater flexibility in the platform infrastructure.
The BBC’s Relevant Requirements for an Access Management Platform are summarised as follows:
•	Reliability and resilience – to meet BBC critical system availability targets and disaster recovery targets (Appendix F – CIAM Specification);
•	Scalability – a Contract to support significant growth in BBC user records, tokens, and request capacity
•	Innovation enablement - faster delivery of sign-in and registration features;
•	Cost efficiency - predictable SaaS model; 
•	Modern authentication capabilities – support for contemporary authentication standards and methods; and
•	Efficient and cost-effective upgrades pathways that follow the supply chains and industries technology pathways and manages obsolescence effectively.
The Relevant Requirements and functionality for the future demand have been established, and the BBC envisages potential growth to the following.
•	100M users
•	550 million tokens*
*Assumes same token reference is used for overlapping tokens when refresh on refresh is enabled
•	50K RPS
BBC is therefore seeking Tenderers with the Solution, Skills, and Experience to deliver the obligations and requirements to a consistently high standard.
A detailed specification is set out in the Procurement Documents within The Portal
https://bbc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Any contract start dates provided are estimated as these dates and contract duration are not known at this stage.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72000000, 72212100
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £45,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 29/01/2027 to 30/01/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037102-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-23T12:52:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T19:31:50.368Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05123a