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BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Local Democracy Reporting Platform Service
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £1,300,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Mon 26 Oct 2026, 14:00 GMTOpen for bids.
- Published
- 28 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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This is the Procurement for the provision of Local Democracy Reporting Services (LDRS) platforms for the Local News Partnership System (LNPS). The BBC’s existing current contract for these services is expiring, and the BBC is looking to re-tender this contract.
The LNPS is a suite of tools for the creation and distribution of content by journalists for local news partners to review and/or download content from. It comprises:- a Platform for the creation of LDRS stories i.e. a LDRS Authoring System, and the review/approval workflow for publishing stories, the uploading, storing and managing of assets (video, audio, images) and their association with stories, plus a separate content portal for partners to search, discover and use text and associated content
The BBC is seeking to procure a value-for-money solution that delivers the required functionality, implementation, support and ongoing service requirements over the new contract term.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 72000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 28 Sep 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 28 September 2026.
Deadline in this release: Mon 26 Oct 2026, 14:00 GMT.
Release 091594-2026
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
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08/ Related
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-077be1
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Last verified
- Mon 5 Oct 2026, 08:17 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 01:04 BST
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