Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-12
Buyer: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72200000 | 72261000: Software support services | 72262000: Software development services | 72265000: Software configuration services
Estimated value: 8000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-27
Award criteria: Digital capability and experience

Technical requirements: Digital capability and experience
The Framework Agreements will have a term of 2 years commencing on 20.10.2016 and ending on 19.10.2018. The Framework Agreement may be extended at the BBC's discretion by up up to 2 (two) times for up to 12 (twelve) months on each occasion. If the BBC wishes to exercise this option, it will give written notice to the successful provider no later than 30 days prior to the end of the initial term.
The BBC requires a Framework of suppliers to create bespoke Digital Services and Solutions covering, but not limited to:
Utilising these Capabilities we intend to procure through mini-competition (‘Call-Off’) the following types of services/products. Please note that Call-Offs are not limited to these products nor will the Capabilities listed within these products be exclusive. This is intended to provide a flavour of the Call-Offs that will be available through DSFIII.
Suppliers will have the opportunity to work across pan-BBC departments including, but not limited to; News, Sport, Weather, Children's, Knowledge and Learning, Radio and Music, myBBC and iPlayer.
Suppliers may have the opportunity to provide services across a variety of bespoke internal staff-facing or other user-facing applications.
This Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Tender Pack (‘“the Tender Documents”’) provides guidance on how to respond to opportunities for supplying the BBC through the BravoSolution portal.
This Framework is not divided into lots as the services are not exclusive and will be purchased across the Categories described.
The Framework Agreement may be extended at the BBC's discretion on up to 2 (two) occasions by up to 12 (twelve) months on each occasion.
Where there is more than 1 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.
1. You should first go to the BravoSolution eTendering portal at the following link: https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk
a) Without having to Register you can select ‘View tender opportunities’ and click on ‘Current Opportunities’ to view a summary of this project. If you would then like to formally express an interest and view the documentation you should follow the instructions in b) below.
b) Register your company (if not already registered) by clicking on the ‘Register’ button (this is only required once). Next, you should accept the terms and conditions and click continue. — Enter your correct business and user details. — Note the username you chose and click Save when complete. — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). You can now formally express an interest in this tender.
3. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — 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). — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box. 4. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk and submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button in the Actions box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk (contact details can be found at https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk).
The BBC will evaluate technical ability/financial standing of the bidders in accordance with Articles 57-65 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57-65 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and detailed explanations of the evaluation methodology and minimum criteria to be satisfied are set out in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire.

Eligibility requirements: Suppliers Instructions — How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. You should first go to the BravoSolution eTendering portal at the following link: https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk 2. Once in the BravoSolution portal you have 2 possible options: a) Without having to Register you can select ‘View tender opportunities’ and click on ‘Current Opportunities’ to view a summary of this project. If you would then like to formally express an interest and view the documentation you should follow the instructions in b) below. b) Register your company (if not already registered) by clicking on the ‘Register’ button (this is only required once). Next, you should accept the terms and conditions and click continue. — Enter your correct business and user details. — Note the username you chose and click Save when complete. — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). You can now formally express an interest in this tender. 3. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — 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). — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box. 4. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk and submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button in the Actions box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk (contact details can be found at https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk). The BBC will evaluate technical ability/financial standing of the bidders in accordance with Articles 57-65 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57-65 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and detailed explanations of the evaluation methodology and minimum criteria to be satisfied are set out in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire. 5 000 000 GBP compensation insurance cover for employers liability/workers insurance. 250 000 GBP in the aggregate, insurance cover for professional indemnity/errors or omissions. 2 000 000 GBP insurance cover for public/general liability. The BBC will evaluate technical ability/financial standing of the bidders in accordance with Articles 57-65 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57-65 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and detailed explanations of the evaluation methodology and minimum criteria to be satisfied are set out in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire. Please refer to Section C4 of the PQQ document.
The BBC will evaluate technical ability/financial standing of the bidders in accordance with Articles 57-65 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57-65 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and detailed explanations of the evaluation methodology and minimum criteria to be satisfied are set out in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire. 5 000 000 GBP compensation insurance cover for employers liability/workers insurance. 250 000 GBP in the aggregate, insurance cover for professional indemnity/errors or omissions. 2 000 000 GBP insurance cover for public/general liability.
The BBC will evaluate technical ability/financial standing of the bidders in accordance with Articles 57-65 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57-65 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and detailed explanations of the evaluation methodology and minimum criteria to be satisfied are set out in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire.
5 000 000 GBP compensation insurance cover for employers liability/workers insurance. 250 000 GBP in the aggregate, insurance cover for professional indemnity/errors or omissions. 2 000 000 GBP insurance cover for public/general liability.
The BBC will evaluate technical ability/financial standing of the bidders in accordance with Articles 57-65 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57-65 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and detailed explanations of the evaluation methodology and minimum criteria to be satisfied are set out in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire. Please refer to Section C4 of the PQQ document.
Please refer to Section C4 of the PQQ document.