BBC Proms Media Selling

Concepts

• bbc
• advertising services
• bbc proms media selling
• bbc proms programmes
• bbc proms guide
• proms guide
• proms programmes
• royal albert hall
• concert adverts
• concert venues

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Supplier shall sell advertising space for the print projects detailed below, with expected page availabilities in parentheses: • BBC Proms Guide (maximum 49pp + 2 covers) • BBC Proms Programmes (advertising shell common to all programmes 48pp + 2 covers; per concert adverts up to 5pp per concert) Programmes are distributed at concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall; the Proms Guide is sold through major retailers including Amazon, WH Smith, Waterstones, Blackwells and other independent bookstores. The Proms Guide is also sold in eBook and ePDF formats. The anticipated print run for the 2022 Proms Guide is no more than 55,000 copies. Print runs for the Proms programmes vary for each concert;

Total Quantity or Scope

• BBC Proms Guide (maximum 49pp + 2 covers) • BBC Proms Programmes (advertising shell common to all programmes 48pp + 2 covers; per concert adverts up to 5pp per concert) Programmes are distributed at concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall; the Proms Guide is sold through major retailers including Amazon, WH Smith, Waterstones, Blackwells and other independent bookstores.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Initial contract term of 3 years with an additional optional extension for a further period of 12 months.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79341000 - Advertising services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Other Information

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. ** 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.