Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-17
Buyer: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 32211000
Estimated value: 8000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-12-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: A new Framework Agreement roster for systems and facilities required to capture, produce and distribute BBC content within broadcast/media sporting event production facilities, where suppliers will be responsible for end-to-end integration of systems, services and facilities to deliver outputs that meet BBC requirements.
Includes hardware, software and network integration as required by each project, and may also include:
The Framework Agreement may be extended by 2 further periods of 12 months, up to a maximum possible lifespan of 5 years. This is due to the extenuating circumstances of the 4 year sport cycle and the requirement to run call-offs a year in advance where required.
Large event, for example, onsite production facility for a Summer Olympics, or a single-site World Cup.
Typically 40-60 racks, Gallery/Galleries, full post production facilities and substantial production office.
The Framework Agreement may be extended by 2 further periods of 12 months, up to a maximum possible lifespan of 5 years. This is due to the extenuating circumstances of the 4 year sport cycle and the requirement to run call-offs a year in advance where required.
Where there is more than one 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) Register your company on the BravoSolution e-Tendering portal (this is only required once): 1.1) Go to https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk;
2.2) Click the “PQQs/ITTs Open to all Suppliers” link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier);
2.4) 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;
2.5) You can now access any attachments by clicking “Buyer Attachments” in the “PQQ/ITT Details” box.
3.1) Click “My Response” under “PQQ/ITT Details”, you can choose to “Create Response” or to “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining);
3.2) You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification;
3.3) 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);
3.4) 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 Bravo e-Tendering help desk.

Eligibility requirements: Where there is more than one 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. Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1) Register your company on the BravoSolution e-Tendering portal (this is only required once): 1.1) Go to https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk; 1.2) Click the link on the login page to register; 1.3) Accept the terms and conditions and click “Continue”; 1.4) Enter your correct business and user details; 1.5) Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete; 1.6) You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password. 2) Express an interest in the tender: 2.1) Login to the portal with the username/password; 2.2) Click the “PQQs/ITTs Open to all Suppliers” link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier); 2.3) Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content; 2.4) 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; 2.5) You can now access any attachments by clicking “Buyer Attachments” in the “PQQ/ITT Details” box. 3) Responding to the tender: 3.1) Click “My Response” under “PQQ/ITT Details”, you can choose to “Create Response” or to “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining); 3.2) You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification; 3.3) 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); 3.4) 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 Bravo e-Tendering help desk.

Award value: 8000000