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Digital Accessibility Services

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The BBC has Awarded a Framework Agreement to two suppliers. The Framework Agreement is effective from 13th January 2025 and will be effective for 4 years. The Framework Agreement will not be extended. Suppliers will be providing a range of services including but not limited to Accessibility Training and Learning, Accessibility Consultancy, Accessibility and Inclusive Design reviews against industry and BBC accessibility guidelines and standards as well as support with non W3C complaint technologies. The estimated spend range over the 4 year term is between £400,000 to £600,000 The spend ranges are not committed spend ranges, and are therefore "only an estimation" of spend that could be made through the Framework Agreement.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Nomensa Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£600k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001914-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Bristol, UK, United Kingdom

Nexer Digital

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£600k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001914-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Macclesfield, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • The BBC has Awarded a Framework Agreement to two suppliers. Suppliers will be providing a range of services including but not limited to Accessibility Training and Learning, Accessibility Consultancy, Accessibility and Inclusive Design reviews against industry and BBC accessibility guidelines and standards as well as support with non W3C complaint technologies. The spend range over the 4 year term is between £400,000 to £600,000 The spend ranges are not committed spend ranges, and are therefore "only an estimation" of spend that could be made through the Framework Agreement.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PROC_2024_24_AN
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
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.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
23 Sept 2024, 14:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
2

Expected award period

Starts
23 Sept 2024, 14:00

Tender Period

Ends
23 Sept 2024, 14:00

Classification

Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
120

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Where there is more than one economic operator, the BBC reserves the right to require a grouping of economic operators to take a particular legal form or to require a single economic operator to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability. Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1) Register your company on the Jaggaer e-Tendering portal (this is only required once): 1.1 Go to https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk 1.2 Click the link on the login page to register; 1.3 Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'; 1.4 Enter your correct business and user details; 1.5 Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete; 1.6 You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password. 2) Express an interest in the tender: 2.1 Login to the portal with the username/password; 2.2 Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content; 2.4 Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only; 2.5 You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details'box. 3) Responding to the tender: 3.1 Click 'My Response' under PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining); 3.2 You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification; 3.3 Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) 3.4 You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance, please consult the online help, or contact the Jagger e-Tendering help desk.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The BBC has Awarded a Framework Agreement to two suppliers. Suppliers will be providing a range of services including but not limited to Accessibility Training and Learning, Accessibility Consultancy, Accessibility and Inclusive Design reviews against industry and BBC accessibility guidelines and standards as well as support with non W3C complaint technologies. The spend range over the 4 year term is between £400,000 to £600,000 The spend ranges are not committed spend ranges, and are therefore "only an estimation" of spend that could be made through the Framework Agreement.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
65%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
35%

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-3323
Name
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1A 1AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Broadcasting House, Portland Place

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Broadcasting

Identifier

Legal Name
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Contact

Name
Anna Neuman
Fax Number
+44 1234567890
Telephone
+44 1234567890
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-2538
Name
Business and Property Courts of England and Wales - TCC

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 1NL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane

Identifier

Legal Name
Business and Property Courts of England and Wales - TCC
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-100588
Name
Nomensa Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bristol
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Nomensa Ltd
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-135551
Name
Nexer Digital

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Macclesfield
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Nexer Digital
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-100848
Name
Business and Property Courts of England and Wales - TCC

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane

Identifier

Legal Name
Business and Property Courts of England and Wales - TCC

Award information

Award 1
Id
001914-2025-1
Title
Digital Accessibility Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-100588
Name
Nomensa Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
001914-2025-2
Title
Digital Accessibility Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-135551
Name
Nexer Digital

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
001914-2025-1
Title
Digital Accessibility Services
Status
active
Award ID
001914-2025-1
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
001914-2025-2
Title
Digital Accessibility Services
Status
active
Award ID
001914-2025-2
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · W1A 1AA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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