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BBC Bitesize Schools Tour Audio Visual Equipment and Crew Hire

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Buyer Address: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, UKI32, W1A 1AA, United Kingdom

Contact Email: no_reply@bbc.co.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
346011.38 GBP
Published
06 Aug 2025, 07:19
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Jul 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
32320000 - Television and audio-visual equipment
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Firefly Audio Visual Solutions Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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)

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: BBC Bitesize Schools Tour Audio Visual Equipment and Crew Hire

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