Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
British Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcasting House, Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
UK
Contact person: Kevin Waters
Telephone: +44 1234567890
E-mail: kevin.waters@bbc.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bbc.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: broadcasting
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Media Monitoring Services
Reference number: PROC 2020 11 KW Media Monitoring Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The requirement is summarised below:
The core services to be provided (either directly by the supplier or through supply chain management) for the BBC’s requirements are:
— press monitoring – monitoring of specified keywords and topics within print content,
— online monitoring – monitoring of news website content that includes specified keywords and topics – including monitoring of non-written content such as infographics and imagery,
— social media monitoring – to include the monitoring and reporting of verified social media accounts of press, MP’s, opinion formers and influencers and/or relevant hashtags as agreed on a rolling basis, predominantly but not excessively on Twitter with scope to amend the platforms monitored as the social media landscape changes,
— human-driven evaluation and analysis – the evaluation and analysis of the results of monitoring through human review,
— automated evaluation and analysis – automated assessment of the media monitoring results data.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
480 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is summarised below:
The core services to be provided (either directly by the supplier or through supply chain management) for the BBC’s requirements are:
— press monitoring – monitoring of specified keywords and topics within print content,
— online monitoring – monitoring of news website content that includes specified keywords and topics – including monitoring of non-written content such as infographics and imagery,
— human-driven evaluation and analysis – the evaluation and analysis of the results of monitoring through human review,
— social media monitoring,
— automated evaluation and analysis – automated assessment of the media monitoring results data.
The initial contract term is 3 years with a possible additional 12-month extension period.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Merit
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract term with be 3 years with a possible additional 12-month extension period.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 215-528584
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Media Monitoring Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/04/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Precise Media Monitoring Ltd
03247942
222 Grays Inn Road
London
WC1X 8HB
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 480 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Business and Property Courts of England and Wales – TCC
Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As stated in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The applicable review time limits shall be as stated in Regulations 92 and 93 Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/05/2021