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BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

BBC Proms Media Selling

Value£360k
Awarded14 Sept 2025
Published15 Sept 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
CPL One (Trading as Cabbells)
Awarded value£360k
Award date14 Sept 2025

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
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The brief

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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Supplier shall sell advertising space

The Supplier shall sell advertising space for the print projects detailed below, with expected page availabilities in parentheses:.

02

The Supplier must also be able

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.

03

The Supplier should be prepared for these

The Supplier should be prepared for these ambitions to increase year on year and have the necessary resources in place to respond.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05686d
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
056653-2025
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