Local Democracy Reporting Service - 2025 Supplier Applications

Concepts

• personnel supply services
• local news providers
• local journalism
• local authority
• major local issues
• reporting service
• the local news industry
• 165 local democracy reporters
• the local democracy reporting service
• democracy

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

A key component of the BBC’s public purpose mission is to ensure that audiences can engage fully with major local issues, essential to democracy, keeping audiences informed and holding local authority to account. The BBC works with the local news industry to improve the provision of local journalism and is now conducting a competitive procurement for the reselection of 'Suppliers' for the Local Democracy Reporting Service across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, to deliver the recruitment of 165 journalists, employed by local news providers, across 118 Contract Areas.

Total Quantity or Scope

165 local democracy reporters to report across 118 'Contract Areas' (118 lots) across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. Further details can be found at https://www.bbc.com/lnp/ldrs/

Renewal Options

The initial contract term will run for a period of 30 months. Contracts may be extended for up to an additional 30 months to 30th June 2030.

CPV Codes

• 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

A ‘Supplier’ receives the free content generated through the Local Democracy Reporting Service, News Hub and Shared Data Unit, and employs one or more of the Local Democracy Reporters to report on local democratic institutions in the relevant Contract Area(s) including county councils, unitary authorities and metropolitan boroughs in the UK. IMPORTANT: It is a Condition of this Procurement that Bidder's MUST have achieved BBC LNP ‘Partner’ status to be eligible to submit a response to this ITT. The application process to become a Partner Organisation occurs on a rolling basis and further information with details how to apply can be found at https://www.bbc.com/lnp/partners/how-to-apply/ Organisations that do not currently hold ‘Partner’ status will need to have submitted their application to become a BBC LNP 'Partner’ via ttps://www.bbc.com/lnp/partners/how-to-apply/ by 3rd January 2025 at 14.00 UK Time and had this approved to be eligible to submit a response to this ITT by the Tender Response Deadline. Organisations which currently hold current ‘Partner’ status can submit their response to the ITT ahead of the Tender Response Deadline without having to re-apply to become a Partner for the purpose of this procurement. The ITT Tender Response Deadline is 16th January 2025 at 14.00 UK Time ** 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.