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# Software as a Service (SaaS) Management Platform - Request for Information (RFI)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-as-a-service-saas-management-platform-request-for-information-rfi-ocds-h6vhtk-03c5b1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): "Software as a Service (SaaS) Management Platform - Request for Information (RFI)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-british-broadcasting-corporation-bbc-GB-FTS-3323)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industry specific software package, Software package and information systems, Software-related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c5b1`

## 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/software-as-a-service-saas-management-platform-request-for-information-rfi-ocds-h6vhtk-03c5b1#tl-md)

## Description
The BBC would welcome responses to this RFI in order to inform our thinking prior to any potential procurement exercise. 
The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to provide the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) with information from the market to identify potential providers that have the capability to support the BBC’s growing SaaS provision.  
The BBC is seeking to understand the availability of SaaS management tools that can provide capabilities in the following areas, but not limited to:
• SaaS Discovery and Usage Analytics
• Manage Common SaaS App Config and Policy
• Compliance Entitlement & Cost Optimization 
• Security and Protection of Data and Identity
• Automation and Orchestration of common tasks, for example on/off Boarding Workflow triggered tasks, pre-set Templates
• Dashboards, Insights, Reports, Alerts etc
• Integrate via APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and future SaaS products
• After sales service & support  
With a large estate of products and services, the BBC would like to be able to have a clear view on where best to focus efforts, supporting and building on our current levels of maturity within the organisation; helping to focus the organisation on optimisation and control of product usage and associated operating costs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 48100000, 72260000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012541-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-02T14:27:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:38:03.815Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c5b1