TV Licensing Postal Services

  • The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-027858

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03f05c

Published 21 September 2023, 10:22am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Broadcasting House, Portland Place

London

W1A 1AA

Contact

Connie Moseley

Email

connie.moseley@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


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

TV Licensing Postal Services

Reference number

PROC/2022/083/CM TV Licensing Postal Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 64110000 - Postal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The BBC is tendering for the provision of TV Licensing Postal Services.

Under the terms of the BBC Royal Charter the BBC is responsible for the collection and administration of the licence fee revenue throughout the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The majority of TV Licensing letters are sent to unlicensed addresses to ensure all households and other premises are correctly licensed but TV Licensing also issues letters to direct debit customers in line with its statutory obligations under the BACS Regulations.

The estimated total contract value of £158 million is based on the BBC utilising the full contract term available of five (5) years. Of these estimated costs, the vast majority of the spend is direct pass-through to Royal Mail for the final mile delivery (historically in excess of 95% of the costs), which the BBC and service providers are unable to influence as Royal Mail have to be utilised for this final step of the service. The remainder of the estimated contract value (i.e. less than 5% of the estimated total contract value of £158m over five (5) years) represents the anticipated service provider’s costs for collection, sortation and delivery of mail items to Royal Mail inward mail centres.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2023/S 000-024054


Section seven. Changes

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

IV.2.2

Place of text to be modified

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Instead of
Date

25 September 2023

Local time

11:00am

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Date

27 September 2023

Local time

2:00pm