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Election Results System RFI

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · Central government

In brief

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 January 2028.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 15 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The BBC is looking to understand the market capability for a single, scalable Election Results System (ERS) capable of supporting multiple concurrent election events across the UK. The solution must support editorial, broadcast, digital, analytical and archive workflows from pre-election preparation through to live results coverage and post-election reporting. The ERS should provide a technical solution and common live election results platform to encompass data collection, validation, analysis, distribution, and archiving. It must support access by BBC staff, approved third parties, and remote election stringers, while maintaining security, data integrity and operational resilience.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077694-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077748-2026

About the buyer

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)Last 12 months

Procurements

43

Awards

14

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From notice 077694-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 14 August 2026, last updated 14 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.