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Customer Identity Access Management (CIAM)

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 17:36.

Opportunity overview

The BBC welcomes responses to this ITT oppertunity in order for the supply chain and Tenderers to respond to this procurement exercise. https://bbc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html To gain access (by invitation) each Tenderering party must complete the Non Disclousure Agreement and submit to The BBC for approval, before the Tenderer is invited to participate and obtain full access to the Procurement Documents. The scope of these services are as generally detailed below; The requirement for a Customer Identity & Access Management Platform sits with BBC Media Tech and specifically the Account and Identity team. BBC Account and Identity will serve as the gateway to the BBC's digital ecosystem, playing a pivotal role in the BBC’s product platforms by enabling essential capabilities for BBC user connection, recognition, and understanding. This procurement seeks to; a. Demonstrate value for money from the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT); b. Adopt the best quality / technical long-term solution to meet the demand and technology pathways; and c. Transition from the existing service to a new service seamlessly without disruption to the services. This will be achieved by: • Low-friction authentication journeys • Increased adoption of child profiles (0–13, supported via linked guardian accounts) • High engagement with younger audiences (0-13) • Enhanced authentication and verification methods • Greater flexibility in the platform infrastructure. The BBC’s Relevant Requirements for an Access Management Platform are summarised as follows: • Reliability and resilience – to meet BBC critical system availability targets and disaster recovery targets (Appendix F – CIAM Specification); • Scalability – a Contract to support significant growth in BBC user records, tokens, and request capacity • Innovation enablement - faster delivery of sign-in and registration features; • Cost efficiency - predictable SaaS model; • Modern authentication capabilities – support for contemporary authentication standards and methods; and • Efficient and cost-effective upgrades pathways that follow the supply chains and industries technology pathways and manages obsolescence effectively. The Relevant Requirements and functionality for the future demand have been established, and the BBC envisages potential growth to the following. • 100M users • 550 million tokens* *Assumes same token reference is used for overlapping tokens when refresh on refresh is enabled • 50K RPS BBC is therefore seeking Tenderers with the Solution, Skills, and Experience to deliver the obligations and requirements to a consistently high standard. A detailed specification is set out in the Procurement Documents within The Portal https://bbc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Any contract start dates provided are estimated as these dates and contract duration are not known at this stage.

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV72212100 — Industry specific software development services

Lots

  • Lot 1£45m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PROC/2025/103/ML
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Electronically Via The BBC ePortal: https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Expression Of Interest Deadline
25 May 2026, 14:00
Published risks
None to Date

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The stages are as folows; Complete an NDA to be given access to the Procurement Documents Part 1 - Qualification Envelope Part 2 -Award Criteria Part 3 - Commercial Response (Inc in Award Criteria) Part 4 - Presentations and Negotiations Part 5 - Invitation to Submit Final Tender Further details will be contained within all Procurement Documents within The Portal. https://bbc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
19 May 2026, 14:00

Expected award period

Ends
4 Jan 2027, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
As per the Contract within 30 days for valid, undisputed invoices

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
54,000,000
Amount
45,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical (inc Value for Money)
Description
Technical (inc Value for Money)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
cost
Name
Cost - Pricing Schedule
Description
Cost - Pricing Schedule

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Please refer to The Portal once access has been obtained following the approval of your organisations Non Disclousure Agreement
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Please refer to The Portal once access has been obtained following the approval of your organisations Non Disclousure Agreement
Criterion 3
Description
Most Advantagous Tender (MAT)
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
29 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Jan 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jan 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Contract may be extended at the BBC's discretion on three sequential occasions: one extension of two years; one further extension of one year; and one final extension of one year. If the BBC wishes to exercise these options, it will give written notice to the supplier prior to the end of the relevant term.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212100
Description
Industry specific software development services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
037102-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Apr 2026, 13:52
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Id
GB-PPON-PJRB-3233-GTQL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJRB-3233-GTQL

Address

Street Address
Broadcasting House, Portland Place
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1A 1AA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · W1A 1AA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 037102-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·