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BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · Local or regional public body

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 1 year, starting 3 May 2027.

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 14 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The BBC is moving from on-premises MAMs and editing systems, per site, to a cloud hosted TAMS based editing system, known as “Jupiter Cloud.” The existing systems include playout servers in studios and playout functions available to the Newsroom, all controlled under a single MAM. With the move to the cloud hosted editing system the BBC is looking for options to provide the playout servers on premises to integrate with the existing infrastructure on site. There are currently 5 sites that will be in scope for this change, across the United Kingdon. Each site has multiple studios, up to a, current, maximum of 15 on a single site. In order to submit an interest and participate in this request for information, please follow the following link: https://eu.mu.ariba.com/uav/project/?token=beb42f2e-60f1-4d37-a7e7-8863de8592c6

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 096748-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 097188-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

43

Awards

14

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. Adobe Licenses for the London Borough of Lewisham

    London Borough of BrentUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon11 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £55kestimated
  2. Client Support Framework (CSF)

    East West Rail Company LimitedUK-wideArchitecture and engineering, Environmental services

    Closing soon11 hours leftExpress interest3 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £350mframework ceiling
  3. Procurement of a 'Local Authority' Legal Case Management System

    North Tyneside Borough CouncilNorth EastIT services and software, Legal services

    Closing soon11 hours left

    £200kestimated
  4. Libraries Scotland eNewspaper and eMagazine

    Scottish Library and Information CouncilScotlandLeisure, culture and events, IT services and software

    Closing soon11 hours left

    £1.6mestimated
  5. Fleet Management System

    North East Derbyshire District CouncilEast MidlandsIT services and software, Vehicles and fleet

    Closing soon11 hours leftSmall contract

    £30kestimated

From notice 096748-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 October 2026, last updated 14 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 14 October 2026.