Concession award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority/entity
I.1) Name and addresses
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
BROADCASTING HOUSE
LONDON
W1A1AA
UK
Contact person: Esther Ward
Telephone: +44 1234567890
E-mail: esther.ward@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
Global Podcast Advertising Distribution Services (Excluding UK)
Reference number: PROC 2020 71 MA
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79340000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Retender (competitive bidding) of the current agreement to monetise all BBC Podcasts distributed outside of the UK. The contract supplier will be required to:
i. Provide a technical solution to enable splitting BBC podcast streams between UK and Ex-UK
ii. Sell and insert audio advertising into the Ex-UK podcast feeds
iii. Enable the distribution of those monetised feeds into all usual endpoints for the BBC as per RSS distribution
iv. Manage all sales and inventory in compliance with the BBC's advertising guidelines and procedures
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Retender (competitive bidding) of the current agreement to monetise all BBC Podcasts distributed outside of the UK. The contract supplier will be required to:
i. Provide a technical solution to enable splitting BBC podcast streams between UK and Ex-UK
ii. Sell and insert audio advertising into the Ex-UK podcast feeds
iii. Enable the distribution of those monetised feeds into all usual endpoints for the BBC as per RSS distribution
iv. Manage all sales and inventory in compliance with the BBC's advertising guidelines and procedures
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 36
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) Form of procedure
Award procedure with prior publication of a concession notice
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-001140
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Global Podcast Advertising Distribution Services (Excluding UK)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/09/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Acast AB
Stockholm
SE
NUTS: SE
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
1.00
GBP
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
26/10/2021