Official UK procurement notice
Industry data on the UK audiovisual sector
Authority: Ofcom (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionOfcom has a requirement for third-party syndicated data support to further the Research & Intelligence team’s understanding of the audiovisual market in the UK. While the team collects a large amount of its evidence directly from industry stakeholders, it requires further data to supplement its knowledge and understanding of the media landscape. This particularly relates to the video-on-demand (VoD) landscape, as well as the pay TV market and the audio sector.
This requirement has been split into two modules. Tenderers can submit a proposal for one, or both modules. Tenderers must be clear within their proposal as to which modules they wish to be considered and evaluated for. Each module will be evaluated and awarded separately by Ofcom.
As a minimum, the service must deliver the following below. For each module, the service should preferably also provide equivalent or applicable metrics for the audio sector and the online industry.
Module 1: Content analytics
Detail on the hours and titles that comprise UK VoD providers’ catalogues, for both subscription and free-to-view/ad-funded business models (i.e. subscription VoD, broadcaster VoD, ad-funded VoD – abbreviated as SVoD, BVoD and AVoD respectively).
Module 2: Market data
Subscriber, revenue and spend information for pay TV and VoD providers in the UK market.
CPV: Analysis services · Business analysis consultancy services · Data analysis services · Data collection and collation services · Technical analysis or consultancy services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£330,000 together)Lot #1O Catalogue hours and number of titles, with desiredCancelledRenewalPublished value£165,000
o Catalogue hours and number of titles, with desired
breakouts/metadata including:
o Platform and provider level data
o Genre of content
o Type of content (e.g. short-form or long-form, scripted or
unscripted)
o Source of content (e.g. original production or licensed)
o Originality status of content (e.g. Netflix Originals)
o Production company and country of content
o Status of production company (e.g. independent)
o Commissioner of content
o Distributor of content
o Age of content
o Content analytics in respect to YouTube would be desirable, but
not essential. This may include:
o Type of content
o Key channels available
o Types of organisations producing content on YouTube (e.g.
broadcasters, publishers, newspaper brands, production
companies, public organisations)
o Audio sector metrics for this module may include:
o Catalogue information for podcast providers and music
streaming services
o Detail on content that is exclusive to a podcast provider or
streaming service.
o Live radio schedule hours by genre. This could include the
following breakouts:
o Whether a station is music-led or speech-led
o If music-led – primary genre splits
o If speech-led – content genre splits (e.g. news, drama, sport,
documentaries)
Lot #2• Subscriber/user bases, with desired breakouts including:CancelledRenewalPublished value£165,000
- Subscriber/user bases, with desired breakouts including:
o Platform and provider/operator (e.g. cable, satellite, IPTV, DTT,
VoD – by company)
o Service or business line (e.g. breakouts of pay TV, SVoD, etc,
rather than total customers at the top line only)
o Business model (e.g. FTA or pay, ad-funded or subscription,
online or offline)
o Tier of consumers’ subscriptions or other indicators of package
type (e.g. basic or premium; ad-funded or premium; sports,
movies, etc)
- Revenues / average revenue per user, with desired breakouts
including:
o Platform and provider/operator (e.g. cable, satellite, IPTV, DTT,
VoD – by provider)
o Service or business line (e.g. breakouts of pay TV, SVoD, etc,
rather than total revenue at the top line only)
o Business model (e.g. FTA or pay, online or offline)
o Revenue source (e.g. subscription, advertising, transactional,
other)
o Tier of subscription revenue or other indicators of package type
(e.g. basic or premium; ad-funded or premium; sports, movies,
etc)
- Spend and investment with desired breakouts including:
o Content, operational, other
- Data on YouTube and/or other social video or video-sharing
platforms e.g.
o Ad revenue, with regional and UK splits
o Subscriptions and revenue – YouTube Premium, Premium Lite,
YouTube Music
Additional requirements to be considered as part of module 2:
- Any equivalent metrics for the above as applied to the audio
sector, i.e. podcast providers, music streaming services and live
radio. This could include:
o Podcast revenues, split by source (e.g. advertising, sponsorship,
subscription, other)
o Podcast content spend
o Music streaming revenues, split by source (e.g. advertising,
subscription)
o Live radio revenues, split by broadcast/online
o Content spend for live radio programming
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Sept 2024, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2025, 09:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C20242108- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015133- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a378Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Oct 2024 → 15 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts14 Mar 2025
- Notice published15 Apr 2025, 09:19 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2025, 09:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot2 awards | |||
| Ampere Analysis LtdSMEModule 1: Content analytics | £241,875 † | — | Awarded |
| Ampere Analysis LtdSMEModule 2: Market data | £134,375 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Module 1: Content analytics · Ampere Analysis LtdSME
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2025
- Value
- £241,875
- Status
- active
Module 2: Market data · Ampere Analysis LtdSME
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2025
- Value
- £134,375
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ampere Analysis LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria