Upcoming
Participatory Content Capabilities
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 5 years, starting 1 December 2028.
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 undertaking a Request for Information (RFI) market engagement exercise to enhance its understanding of the market for participatory content capabilities, including voting, polling and quizzing solutions. Interested suppliers are invited to submit a written response via SAP Ariba by the stated deadline. The information gathered will be used to inform the BBC's requirements, procurement strategy and any future procurement activity. Participation in this engagement is voluntary and will not form part of any evaluation process or confer any advantage in any subsequent
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 094433-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 094577-2026
About the buyer
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)Last 12 months
Procurements
43Awards
14Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Bionics Corporation Ltd (Trading as Broadcast Bioncs)1 contract
- Computacenter1 contract
- HCL Technologies UK Limited1 contract
- IBM United Kingdom Limited1 contract
- Tmi Systems Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- £150kestimated
- £13.5mestimated
- £100kestimated
- £28.7mestimated
- £1.5mestimated
From notice 094433-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 October 2026, last updated 7 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 7 October 2026.