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Published 30 Sept 2026, 13:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sound Exposure Monitoring and Management

Official notice
Competition analysis

Authority: British Broadcasting Corporation (Public body)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2030 · up to 30 Jan 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The BBC operates five full-time orchestras, the BBC Singers and two amateur choruses across the United Kingdom. Together, BBC Orchestras and Choirs undertake a wide range of rehearsals, performances, broadcasts, recordings, education projects and touring activity each year.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The BBC operates five full-time orchestras, the BBC Singers and two amateur choruses across the United Kingdom. Together, BBC Orchestras and Choirs undertake a wide range of rehearsals, performances, broadcasts, recordings, education projects and touring activity each year. As part of its commitment to the health, safety and wellbeing of orchestral musicians, singers and other staff, the BBC has an ongoing interest in understanding and managing exposure to elevated sound levels during rehearsals, performances, recordings, broadcasts and other music-making activity. The BBC recognises that sound exposure management within professional music environments can be complex. Exposure levels may vary considerably depending on factors such as repertoire, instrumentation, venue acoustics, amplification, stage layouts, rehearsal schedules and individual positions within an ensemble. Through this RFI, the BBC wishes to engage with the market to better understand the capabilities currently available, how comparable organisations are approaching these challenges and what future developments may be emerging in this area.

In order to access and take part in this RFI, please visit: portal.eu.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/appext/com… ↗

CPV: Noise pollution monitoring services · Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus

More open work like this

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Open tenders from British Broadcasting CorporationSearch filtered to this authorityOpen tenders in Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation servicesSearch filtered to CPV 9074Contracts ending in Cleaning & Environmental ServicesRetender Radar, CPV 90: incumbents and end dates for the next 12 months

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jan 2032 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
32300000 Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus90742300 Noise pollution monitoring services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How British Broadcasting Corporation buys Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services (CPV 9074), and who usually turns up

British Broadcasting Corporation’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services (CPV 9074) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerBritish Broadcasting Corporation · all categories
The marketPollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services (CPV 9074)
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 4 of 13 known-size awards · market: CPV 9074 · UK-wide, n=14
31%86%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Greater London (authority’s region).

Buyer: 1 of 3 known-location awards · market: division 90 · Greater London (authority’s region), n=358
1 of 334%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
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Buyer: 19 decided notices · market: division 90 · Greater London (authority’s region), n=131
106 days62 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 106 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: at least 8 of 22 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 9074 · UK-wide, n=17
36%76%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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This buyer17 lots with bid counts · all categories
12% had one bid
The market229 lots with bid counts · division 90 · Greater London (authority’s region)
14% had one bid
% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (17) / the market (229) · select a colour for counts
1 bid12% / 14%
Buyer: 2 of 17 lots with published bid counts. Market: 32 of 229 lots with published bid counts.
2–371% / 21%
Buyer: 12 of 17 lots with published bid counts. Market: 49 of 229 lots with published bid counts.
4–612% / 37%
Buyer: 2 of 17 lots with published bid counts. Market: 84 of 229 lots with published bid counts.
7+6% / 28%
Buyer: 1 of 17 lots with published bid counts. Market: 64 of 229 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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This buyer13 lots with estimate and award · all categories
8% below estimate
The market143 lots with estimate and award · division 90 · Greater London (authority’s region)
38% below estimate
% of lots with an estimate and award: this buyer (13) / the market (143) · select a colour for counts
Below estimate8% / 38%
Buyer: 1 of 13 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 55 of 143 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%85% / 33%
Buyer: 11 of 13 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 47 of 143 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate8% / 29%
Buyer: 1 of 13 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 41 of 143 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 907436 monthsSME suitableEstimate not published
Expected competition
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 229 past lots.

—No model forecast yet14% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 229 similar lots
1 bid14%
32 of 229 similar past lots received 1 bid (14%).
2–321%
49 of 229 similar past lots received 2–3 (21%).
4–637%
84 of 229 similar past lots received 4–6 (37%).
7+28%
64 of 229 similar past lots received 7+ (28%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—Estimate not published
The buyer published no estimate for this lot, so there is nothing to forecast against. A price prediction here would be a number about a number we do not have.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Sept 2026, 13:05 BST
Last source update
12 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
Authority reference
PROC/2026/89
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096203
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Noise pollution monitoring servicesTelevision and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d8b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

30 Sept 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published45 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 13:05 BST
  2. Latest notice published33 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
  3. Market engagement15 days ago
    29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    1. Suppliers should submit their final RFI responses by 14:00 on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
    2. Suppliers should submit their final RFI clarification questions by 14:00 on Friday, 16 October 2026.
    3. Following the submission of your final RFI response, the BBC may ask clarification or follow-up questions.
    4. Following the submission of your final RFI response, the BBC may invite you to demonstrate your proposed solution(s).
  4. Today
    14 Nov 2026
  5. Contract startsin 78 days
    1 Feb 2027

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 13:05 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Added URL to notice

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure