BBC Bitesize Schools Tour Audio Visual Equipment and Crew Hire

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-051929Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending

Estimated value

Awarded value

£346k

Awarded 14 Jul 2025

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

15 Jul 2025

Description

This is the Procurement for the provision of BBC Bitesize Schools Tour Audio Visual Equipment and Crew Hire to the Beneficiaries. The BBC is looking to appoint a single supplier who will be contracted on a 1 year term with the option to extend for a further year. The BBC Bitesize Careers tour aims to visit over 140 schools across the country, running careers sessions for students between the ages of 11-16. By the end of the tour, the aim is to have reached 110,000 secondary school students. The appendix to Section B will set out the award criteria for this tender. The BBC Education Development Department is sponsoring this procurement project. IMPORTANT NOTE: For clarity the procedure being used for this procurement is the Competitive Flexible Procedure and NOT the open procedure. Description of the competitive flexible procedure for this procurement are as follows: - Initial submission of tenders - Clarifications - Final evaluation - Final stage to include a best an final offer (BAFO)

Scope

Reference
PROC 2025 10 MDSW
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Jul 2025 to 31 Jul 2026
Possible extension to 31 Jul 2027

The initial contract term will be a 1 year term with the option to extend for a further year.

CPV classifications
32320000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
qualityPounds per pointquality
Whole life costPounds per pointcost

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Supplier is advised to to refer to the Tender Documentation

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£346k

Award date

14 Jul 2025

Contract start

31 Jul 2025

Contract end

31 Jul 2026

Awarded to