Contract

Fixed Line Voting; IVR & MSDC

  • The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-027002

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0330b8

Published 27 September 2022, 10:51am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Broadcasting House, Portland Place

London

W1A 1AA

Contact

Rebecca Chisholm

Email

rebecca.chisholm@bbc.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1234567890

Fax

+44 1234567890

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

Buyer's address

https://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

Fixed Line Voting; IVR & MSDC

Reference number

PROC2022 13

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48512000 - Interactive voice response software package

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The BBC is looking for suppliers to provide the telecommunications services and infrastructure for premium and non-premium rate promotions via interactive voice response (IVR), mobile short dial codes (MDSCs), or live call-handling. These will be either on the supplier’s own platform with appropriate overflow where necessary or by use of mass-calling platforms. The fully managed service will include securing and maintaining numbers, testing, providing a support team to include account management and technical support, escalation and contingency plans, agreement of work orders and any project-specific special terms (if appropriate), data management and financial reconciliation, financial and other reporting, to be provided by the Supplier, or indirectly via sub-contractors. Section C – Specification Of Requirements of the Tender Documentation has further, detailed requirements.

The value of these framework agreements are dependent on the volume of fixed line votes

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

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

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48512000 - Interactive voice response software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 1 will be predominately for Strictly Come Dancing, but may also include other high profile, live events where volumes are likely to be equivalent to Strictly Come Dancing and the BBC would wish to engage a supplier on a revenue share basis (if these become part of the BBC schedule although this is very unlikely).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48512000 - Interactive voice response software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 2 will provide services for Countryfile, and Sports Personality of the Year, as well as any other voting events of a similar scale. Lot 2 will also be the first point of contact for any extra IVR-MSDC, BBC Studios services, and Independent Production services.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Governance / Weighting: 6.5

Quality criterion - Name: Technology Control / Weighting: 14.3

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Solution / Weighting: 14.3

Quality criterion - Name: Aggregator / Weighting: 5.9

Quality criterion - Name: Testing / Weighting: 3.4

Quality criterion - Name: Account Management and Support Services / Weighting: 6.7

Quality criterion - Name: DE&I / Weighting: 4

Quality criterion - Name: Demonstration / Weighting: 39.6

Quality criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 5.1

Price - Weighting: 5.1

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-010778


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

PROC 2022 13 - 1

Lot No

1

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 June 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Temple Interactive Media Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

5153049

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

PROC 2022 13 - 2

Lot No

2

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 June 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Spoke (interactive) Limited

Cobham

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

02372101

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.

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.