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# TV Automation Testing Tool

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tv-automation-testing-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-05e0a3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation): "TV Automation Testing Tool". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bbc-british-broadcasting-corporation-gov-pc388)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industry specific software development services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tv-automation-testing-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-05e0a3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e0a3`

## 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/tv-automation-testing-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-05e0a3#tl-md)

## Description
The BBC is looking to explore the opportunities for automating the testing on physical TV devices (devices with screens, HDMI output). Our key areas of focus are consistency, scalability, flexibility and efficiency of the use cases listed later in this document. The requirements are broken down into 4 main areas:
- Device Interaction – The ability to interact with a TV device, navigate through the user interfaces and capture the relevant video and audio outputs
- Analysis – Perform analysis on the output from device interaction, and determine if tests have passed or failed based on pre-set criteria 
- Manual Control – Manual control of a device from an off-site location to allow for in depth exploration of the TV user interface and applications installed on the device
- Test Management, Integration & Test Results – Management of testing, integration into BBC systems and hosting requirements

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72212100

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 to 01/12/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073622-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-13T15:13:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:59:33.559Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e0a3