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Audience Interactive Social Media Toolkit

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
active
Procedure
open
Value
2600000.0 GBP
Gross: 3120000 GBP
Published
02 Oct 2025, 13:31
Deadline
31 Oct 2025, 14:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
72212100 - Industry specific software development services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The BBC currently relies on IMI Social to capture, route, and curate audience contributions from SMS, social media, and WhatsApp, integrating them into BBC production workflows. This enables various on-air applications, such as reading SMS messages on the radio, playing WhatsApp voice notes, and rendering audience data for on-screen graphics. The platform processes millions of messages each month across radio, podcasts, news, and TV. Audience contributions via social media and SMS are a vital editorial component of live radio and TV programmes, often shaping content in real-time. Approximately 4,000 BBC users rely on the system to receive, moderate, and publish around four million messages per month. To ensure continuity, the BBC is procuring a new web-based Social Audience Engagement Solution. A well-structured system will provide key benefits including compliance, auditability, and adherence to governance models. Without it, there is a risk of operational gaps and non-compliance, potentially disrupting editorial workflows and impacting regulatory assurance.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061771-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 2,600,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 3,120,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-02-16T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-02-15T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (60%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): Cost (40%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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