Contract

Global Podcast Advertising Distribution Services (Excluding UK)

  • BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

F25: Concession award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-026773

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-028bca

Published 26 October 2021, 1:02pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

BROADCASTING HOUSE

LONDON

W1A1AA

Contact

Esther Ward

Email

esther.ward@bbc.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1234567890

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying

Buyer's address

https://www.bbc.bravosolution.co.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Broadcasting


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Global Podcast Advertising Distribution Services (Excluding UK)

Reference number

PROC 2020 71 MA

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.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

two.1.6) Information about lots

This concession is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

United Kingdom

two.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

two.2.5) Award criteria

Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria described below:

  • Criterion: Annual Minimum Guarantees over the Term
  • Criterion: Technical integration with BBC RSS podcast feeds Ex-UK & compliance with to BBC Advertising Standards Guidelines
  • Criterion: Global Podcast Sales Distribution Network
  • Criterion: Development of a Promotional PR & Attribution Strategy for BBC Podcasts Ex-UK

two.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

36


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Award procedure with prior publication of a concession notice

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-001140


Section five. Award of concession

Title

Global Podcast Advertising Distribution Services (Excluding UK)

A concession/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of concession

five.2.1) Date of concession award decision

30 September 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the concessionaire

Acast AB

Stockholm

Country

Sweden

NUTS code
  • SE - Sweden
The concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)

Total value of the concession/lot: £1


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Business and Property Courts of England and Wales - TCC

Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane

London

EC4A 1NL

Country

United Kingdom

six.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.