FTS UK public procurement

BBC Proms Media Selling

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-05686d
Tender value£360,0001 awards · 0 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 15 September 2025
Buyer
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Competitive flexible procedure
Category
services
CPV classification
Not supplied
Tender period
Not supplied — 26 August 2025

Description

The requirement is summarised below:- The Supplier shall sell advertising space for the print projects detailed below, with expected page availabilities in parentheses: • BBC Proms Guide (maximum 48pp + 2 covers) • BBC Proms Programmes (advertising shell common to all programmes 48pp + 2 covers; per concert adverts up to 5pp per concert) • BBC Symphony Orchestra Programme (4pp + 2pp covers) Programmes are distributed at concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall and other venues across the UK; the Proms Guide is sold through major retailers including Amazon, Blackwells, Bloomsbury, Royal Albert Hall, Waterstones, WH Smith and other independent bookstores. The Proms Guide is also sold in eBook and Epdf formats. The anticipated print run for the 2026 Proms Guide is no more than 33,000 copies. Print runs for the Proms programmes vary for each concert; 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.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

1 shown
Pending

BBC Proms Media Selling

Awarded
14 September 2025
Award value
£360,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
Not supplied

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

2 parties
Buyer

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, UKI32, W1A 1AA, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PJRB-3233-GTQL
Supplier

CPL One (Trading as Cabbells)

CPL One, 1 Cambridge Technopark, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, UKH12, CB5 8PB, United Kingdom

Companies House 03194247 →

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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