BBC - Business Process Outsourcing

Concepts

• bbc
• administration services
• bbc - business process outsourcing
• business operations
• bbc’s current outsource contract
• business process outsourcing
• behalf of the bbc group
• bbc commercial holdings limited
• business process outsourcing - outsourced activities
• bbc application landscape

Location

Description

BPO (Business Process Outsourcing), Payroll and AMS (Application Management Services) services.

Total Quantity or Scope

The tender for BPO (Business Process Outsourcing), Payroll and AMS (Application Management Services) services is being published in the year that the BBC celebrates its centenary, and our mission remains vital – to serve all audiences through impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain. This contract will allow the BBC to access specialist outsourced services which aligns to our ambitions of being a simpler and leaner organisation that can focus on its audiences. The BBC is acting on behalf of the BBC Group including the commercial subsidiaries within BBC Commercial Holdings Limited. The scope of the services in this tender are largely in line with the BBC’s current outsource contract (that is due to end in June 2024): Business Process Outsourcing - outsourced activities across Finance, Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash, Contingent Workers, Expenses and Advances, Artist & Contributors and the Payments & Treasury function. Payroll – providing UK and International payroll services to BBC staff and freelancers, ensuring systems are secure and agile to accommodate legislative changes and to enable payments and deductions in line with BBC policies. Application Management Services - providing application management services and change delivery services for the BBC application landscape for Finance, Procurement and HR based on SAP (including ECC6, S4 Hana, SRM, Ariba, BW/BPC, Successfactors, Concur), and other BBC systems, including ACON for artist and contributors. The AMS services underpins smooth operational day to day running of the BBC. The Contract will have an initial term of six (6) years which will begin from the service commencement date. Prior to this will be a maximum one (1) year transition period. The BBC may extend the contract beyond the initial term, with the maximum extension period being four (4) years in total. If the BBC utilises all extensions, from Service Commencement to extension period expiry the contract would last a maximum ten (10) years. The total value of this contract will be dependant of a number of factors including: exercising extensions, transition to the new contract, major projects or system upgrades and changes to the scope of services during the contract life. The contract value range does not represent committed spend but instead represents the maximum spend that could be made over the contracts total term. The total value range includes anticipated spend from BBC Commercial Holding Limited.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The Contract will have an initial term of six (6) years which will begin from the service commencement date. Prior to this will be a maximum one (1) year transition period. The BBC may extend the contract beyond the initial term, with the maximum extension period being four (4) years in total.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 75112000 - Administrative services for business operations
• 75100000 - Administration services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.