Scope
Reference
PROC 2025 35 KW BBC Proms Media Selling
Description
The requirement is summarised below:-
The Supplier shall sell advertising space for the print projects detailed below, with expected page availabilities in parentheses:
• BBC Proms Guide (maximum 48pp + 2 covers)
• BBC Proms Programmes (advertising shell common to all programmes 48pp + 2 covers; per concert adverts up to 5pp per concert)
• BBC Symphony Orchestra Programme (4pp + 2pp covers)
Programmes are distributed at concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall and other venues across the UK; the Proms Guide is sold through major retailers including Amazon, Blackwells, Bloomsbury, Royal Albert Hall, Waterstones, WH Smith and other independent bookstores. The Proms Guide is also sold in eBook and Epdf formats.
The anticipated print run for the 2026 Proms Guide is no more than 33,000 copies. Print runs for the Proms programmes vary for each concert;
The Supplier must also be able to adapt to the changing business model in the area of digital publications, selling in advertising space across digital formats and platforms as agreed with the BBC. The Supplier should be prepared for these ambitions to increase year on year and have the necessary resources in place to respond.
Contract 1. BBC Proms Media Selling
Supplier
Contract value
- £360,000 excluding VAT
- £432,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
15 September 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
15 September 2025
Standstill period
- End: 24 September 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
26 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028
- Possible extension to 30 September 2029
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
The extension can be taken upon review at least 3 months prior to the expiry of the initial term
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79341000 - Advertising services
Information about tenders
- 1 tender received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Supplier
CPL One (Trading as Cabbells)
- Companies House: 03194247
CPL One, 1 Cambridge Technopark, Newmarket Road
Cambridge
CB5 8PB
United Kingdom
Email: sarah.simpson@cplone.co.uk
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. BBC Proms Media Selling
Contracting authority
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJRB-3233-GTQL
Broadcasting House, Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
United Kingdom
Email: no_reply@bbc.co.uk
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying/
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government