Official UK procurement notice
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service
Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirement for a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service sits within the BBC Technology and Media Operations group, and specifically the Digital Distribution team.
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Digital Distribution has had a Network DDoS Protection service in place since 2016 to protect the BBC’s Internet Network. The purpose of this is to provide a malicious traffic ‘scrubbing’ facility in the event of a volumetric packet-based or protocol-based traffic attack targeting the services on the network and exhausting circuit or server capacity. It forms part of a suite of protection services and techniques required to continually protect the BBC’s Internet edge from attack.
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The BBC’s Internet Network carries all the BBC's audience facing traffic and CDN origin traffic. Additionally, it provides transit for the corporate network. The availability of this network and services delivered across it are crucial in maintaining the BBC’s online presence for critical services such as www.bbc.co.uk ↗ and BBC iPlayer.
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The current DDoS protection service has been provided by the incumbent supplier since 2019. The BBC is now entering a tender process to procure this service from December 2025 and ensure continued network DDoS protection.
- How the procedure runs: Single stage process, with: 1. Initial submission of tender 2. Clarifications 3. Presentations 4. Best and final offer
CPV: Data network management and support services · Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,300,000
- Economic & financial standing
Full details can be found in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details can be found in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Full details can be found in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details can be found in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 28 May 2025, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Nov 2025, 13:48 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
PROC/2024/72- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028141- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052808Find a Tender
- How it runs
Single stage process, with:
- Initial submission of tender
- Clarifications
- Presentations
- Best and final offer
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Response deadline 23/06/25 14:00 noon UK time.
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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 'PQQs Open to all Suppliers' link.
2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ into your 'My PQQs 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 Details' box.
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- Responding to the tender:
3.1 - Click 'My Response' under PQQ Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining).
3.2 - All RFI documentation can be found within the eTendering portal.
3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ.
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.
- * All questions relating to this RFI should be submitted via the BBC's eSourcing portal at bbc.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ * *
Timeline
28 May 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 14:37 BST
- Clarification questions by16 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by6 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts394 days ago29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent338 days ago24 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published338 days ago24 Nov 2025, 13:48 GMT
- Standstill ends327 days ago4 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2025- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 14:37 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Nov 2025, 13:48 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Nov 2025, 13:48 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
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| HCL Technologies UK Limited11 Jan 2027 – 10 Jan 2030 · up to 10 Jan 2032Extensions: One 24 month extension. | £2,300,000 | 24 Nov 2025standstill to 4 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
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| 3final-stage tenders · 12 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HCL Technologies UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender