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Published 6 Oct 2026, 16:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Participatory Content Capabilities — UK public procurement notice

Authority: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Public body)

GoodsAbove threshold
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsstarts 1 Dec 2028

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The BBC is undertaking a Request for Information (RFI) market engagement exercise to enhance its understanding of the market for participatory content capabilities, including voting, polling and quizzing solutions. Interested suppliers are invited to submit a written response via SAP Ariba by the stated deadline. The information gathered will be used to inform the BBC's requirements, procurement strategy and any future procurement activity. Participation in this engagement is voluntary and will not form part of any evaluation process or confer any advantage in any subsequent

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 0001Planned 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Dec 2028 — 1 Dec 2033 (5 yrs)
48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
6 Oct 2026, 16:37 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 16:37 BST
Authority reference
PROC 2026 93 RA
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078206

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    6 Oct 2026, 16:37 BST
  2. Market engagementin 22 days
    28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    The BBC is undertaking a Request for Information (RFI) market engagement exercise to enhance its understanding of the market for participatory content capabilities, including voting, polling and quizzing solutions. Interested suppliers are invited to submit a written response via SAP Ariba by the more…stated deadline. The information gathered will be used to inform the BBC's requirements, procurement strategy and any future procurement activity. Participation in this engagement is voluntary and will not form part of any evaluation process or confer any advantage in any subsequent
  3. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2028, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 16:37 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJRB-3233-GTQL Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, London, W1A 1AA

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure