Local Democracy Reporting Platform Service
This tender closed on 26 October 2026.
- Buyer
- BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
- Value
- £1,300,000
- Closed
- 26 October 2026
- Where
- London, London
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
The BBC is buying a software platform that local news journalists use to create, review, and share news stories and media files. Partners can search for and download content from a shared portal. This is a re-tender of an existing contract.
What the buyer wants
• Build and deliver a platform where journalists can write and edit local democracy reporting stories • Provide a workflow system for reviewing and approving stories before publication • Create tools to upload, store, manage and link video, audio and image files to stories • Build a separate portal where partner organisations can search, discover and download stories and associated content • Provide implementation, ongoing support and maintenance of the entire system throughout the contract term
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: This is a large software platform contract worth £1.3 million with complex functionality requirements. Most small builders, tradespeople and small digital agencies will lack the scale, technical depth and team size needed to deliver a multi-user content management system with video asset handling and partner portal capabilities.
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