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Local Democracy Reporting Platform Service

Issued by BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · via UK Find a Tender Service

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Published
28 Sept 2026
Closes
26 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC
Value
GBP 1,300,000
Reference
PROC 2026 73 SW LDRS
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
communications-networks
Type
services

Details

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.

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We hold 3 notices from BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), going back to August 2026 — 2 of them still open. There are 12 open communications-networks tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 28 days.

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