CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify): Broadcasting

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Radio transmission services.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Sites across the United Kingdom - please refer to PQQ Information Pack for more information.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Procurement of the BBCs Radio Transmission Services, it is envisaged that these will consist of 4 (four) Lots made up of:

1) the continued transmission of analogue radio services for up to 7 (seven) years to 2020 including;

a) acquisition and operation of National, Regional and Local FM transmission; and

b) acquisition and operation of National and Regional AM transmission;

2) acquisition, maintenance and operation of the DAB Phase I network for up to 17 (seventeen) years to 2030, and

3) the design, deployment and operation of the DAB Phase 4 network for up to 17 (seventeen) years

The Contract(s) will include options for the BBC to extend a fixed initial term, by providing notice prior to the expiry of the Contract(s).

All services depend in part on the use of a regulated 'network access' asset base (common to all broadcasters using a site), alongside 'managed services' assets which are dedicated to each operator.

All services are inclusive of all operation costs, including but not limited to: acquisition, maintenance, upgrade and replacement/renewal of assets, all electricity and other energy costs associated with the operation of the services.

Lots 1 to 4 represent the core requirements the BBC wish to procure. In addition, the BBC may also look to include the following non-core requirements:

Lot 2A: the provision of BBC Local Radio AM services from a defined and existing network of not more than 47 transmitting stations covering the whole of England and the Channel Islands.

Lot 2B: the provision of BBC Radio 4 Longwave on 198 kHz, from three existing transmission sites, at Droitwich (Midlands), Westerglen (Central Scotland), and Burghead (North Scotland).

Lot 2C: the provision of BBC Radio 4 AM from a defined and existing network of not more than 9 transmitting stations covering primarily Northern Ireland, the south-west of England, London, Cumbria, and the north-east of England.

Lot 4A: an option to increase the number of transmitting stations deployed and operated under this lot to up to 600.

Further details of these core and non-core services are set out in the PQQ information pack.

It is the BBC intention to explore with Applicants their appetite for providing these non-core services (in addition to the core services) and whether value can be achieved for the BBC through the inclusion of one or more of them into the scope of this procurement.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

PROC 2011 63 JS Radio Re-Procurement.

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice