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Published 4 Apr 2022, 13:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Online Learning Content

Official notice

Authority: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 4 May 2022
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The BBC wishes to utilise online learning content for BBC staff for both personal development and specific training. The provided contract value within this notice is the upper limit of the BBC's expectation.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The BBC wishes to utilise online learning content for BBC staff for both personal development and specific training. The provided contract value within this notice is the upper limit of the BBC's expectation. The contract value will be between £1,000,000 and £1,500,000

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The BBC wishes to utilise online learning content for BBC staff for both personal…

The BBC wishes to utilise online learning content for BBC staff for both personal development and specific training

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The initial term of the contract will run for a period of 36 months with an option to extend for an additional 24 months at the BBC's discretion.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Where there is more than one economic operator, the BBC reserves the right to require a grouping of economic operators to take a particular legal form or to require a single economic operator to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.

    Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1 - Register your company on the Jaggaer eTendering 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. 2 - Express an interest in the tender: 2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password. 2.2 - Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs 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/ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender: 3.1 - Click 'My Response' under PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Respo…

What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of Online Learning Content” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Apr 2022, 13:23 BST
Last source update
4 Apr 2022, 13:23 BST
Award evaluation window
4 May 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008977
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0329ac Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As stated in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The applicable review time limits shall be as stated in Regulations 92 and 93 Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
4 May 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 May 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Apr 2022 → 1 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Apr 2022, 13:23 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    4 May 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    4 May 2022, 14:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Nov 2022, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawBroadcasting Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, UK, W1A 1AAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Business and Property Courts of England and Wales – TCC.Review body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria