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RFI - BBC Sport Production Asset Management (PAM) Library

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

In brief

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has announced plans to buy IT and software and telecoms 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 December 2026.

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’s core requirements for a Sport Production Asset Management (PAM) system focus on a user orientated “single pane of glass” concept, ensuring production teams experience seamless workflows from pre-ingest to publication and archive, while enabling simple send and restore of content and data. The vision is to move the core Sport production facilities from the current on premise thick client broadcast-based asset management system towards a cloud and web-based solution that gives future facing flexibility for digital workflows. Access, integration and maximising the potential of BBC Sports media and data assets in the future are the key drivers, but without jeopardising the live fast…Read the full description
The BBC’s core requirements for a Sport Production Asset Management (PAM) system focus on a user orientated “single pane of glass” concept, ensuring production teams experience seamless workflows from pre-ingest to publication and archive, while enabling simple send and restore of content and data. The vision is to move the core Sport production facilities from the current on premise thick client broadcast-based asset management system towards a cloud and web-based solution that gives future facing flexibility for digital workflows. Access, integration and maximising the potential of BBC Sports media and data assets in the future are the key drivers, but without jeopardising the live fast turnaround workflows which form the core infrastructure for ensuring the highest quality audience experience. This RFI aims to explore how a replacement PAM can deliver these wide-ranging system integrations to transition BBC Sport to a future ready system capable of delivering current and future workflows. This includes a secure and governed ingest; consistent, enriched and persistent data across all production areas; reliable multi storage integration and management of assets; and a strategic migration towards modern, cloud‑aligned workflows that support durability, scalability and long‑term sustainability. The information provided is to guide Suppliers about the proposed direction of travel for BBC Sport but is also intended to provide a baseline for ideas and innovation from suppliers to deliver a dynamic and integrated solution.

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 041746-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 042952-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

44

Awards

14

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. LGS-Q-004-2026 Audio Visual System

    Middlesbrough CouncilNorth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon3 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £143kestimated
  2. The provision of NRT, E-Cigarettes and Stop Smoking Medication Solution

    Leicester City CouncilEast MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Medical equipment and supplies

    Closing soon3 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £305kestimated
  3. LEG T206 Barracuda MSP Service

    Luminate Education GroupYorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    Closing soon15 hours leftSmall contract

    £140kestimated
  4. Sustainability and Climate Data Services

    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership LimitedUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon19 hours left3 lots

    £2.8mestimated
  5. TWBC - Payment Kiosk

    Tunbridge Wells Borough CouncilSouth EastOffice supplies and equipment, IT services and software

    Closing soon39 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated

From notice 041746-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 May 2026, last updated 11 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.