Open tender · Notice 091594-2026
Local Democracy Reporting Platform Service
- Value
- £1.3m
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2026 (11 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Jan 2028 – 31 Dec 2030
In plain English
The BBC wants a supplier to build and run the Local Democracy Reporting Service platform for its Local News Partnership System, covering story creation, review and publishing workflows and a content portal for local news partners, for a contract running from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2030 with an estimated value of £1,300,000.
Good fit for: IT and software development firms with experience building content management and publishing platforms for media organisations.
- Competitive flexible procedure, so the BBC may run its own shortlisting and negotiation stages
- Single lot covering the whole platform, so no smaller pieces of work to bid for separately
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What the buyer says
This is the Procurement for the provision of Local Democracy Reporting Services (LDRS) platforms for the Local News Partnership System (LNPS). The BBC’s existing current contract for these services is expiring, and the BBC is looking to re-tender this contract. The LNPS is a suite of tools for the creation and distribution of content by journalists for local news partners to review and/or download content from. It comprises:- a Platform for the creation of LDRS stories i.e. a LDRS Authoring System, and the review/approval workflow for publishing stories, the uploading, storing and managing of assets (video, audio, images) and their association with stories, plus a separate content portal for partners to search, discover and use text and associated content The BBC is seeking to procure a value-for-money solution that delivers the required functionality, implementation, support and ongoing service requirements over the new contract term.
Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure (Flexible: the buyer sets the stages, often a shortlist first, then bids). Published 28 Sep 2026.
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