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# Sight and Sound Subscription Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sight-and-sound-subscription-services-ocds-h6vhtk-046baa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Film Institute: "Sight and Sound Subscription Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £270,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Film Institute](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-film-institute-gov-pb189)
- **Published Value:** £270,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 June 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Subscription services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £254,175 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-046baa`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/sight-and-sound-subscription-services-ocds-h6vhtk-046baa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbfi%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sight-and-sound-subscription-services-ocds-h6vhtk-046baa#participate

## Description
This opportunity is for the Sight and Sound Subscription Services. With subscribers accounting for approximately two thirds of all Sight and Sound paid readers, subscriptions services are a vital part of Sight and Sound business planning and a key stakeholder in our future success. We are looking for a Subscriptions Bureau that can confidently and effectively service our current subscriber base, manage all correspondence, liaise with other fulfilment partners, deal with issues as they arise and help us build on our current offering. We would like to receive competitive bids that will enable us to service our audience within our strictly controlled financial structure.The Contract will be awarded for 3 years with an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79980000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £270,000
- **Description:** See the SSQ document for additional information

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Sight and Sound Subscription Services (active)
  - Award id: `035528-2024-2024/370-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Abacus Software Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-128924`
  - Value: £254,175 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Sight and Sound Subscription Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £254,175
  - Signed Date: 01/11/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035528-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-01T15:31:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T17:32:50.434Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-046baa