Television production services

Tender description

The BBC seeks a supplier to editorialise Programme Metadata produced by BBC Upstream Originators to create a complete, high quality set of Programme Metadata for publication to our TV, Radio and online audiences. Syndication of this Programme Metadata to external third parties is not part of these requirements and will be undertaken according to the BBC's Distribution Framework and Guidelines with particular attention being paid to prominence, curation and attribution within 3rd party discovery portals. Audience facing Programme Metadata is the main conduit through which our audiences discover BBC content. It is imperative that the Programme Metadata presented to our audiences is clear, consistent, factual, accurate, complete and timely. Programme metadata must be created and curated so that it is suitable to be read by all audiences. Inaccurate, incomplete or missing Programme Metadata has a detrimental effect on our audiences experience and can put at risk the reputation of the BBC. The publishable Programme Metadata must conform to the BBC's Editorial Guide to Metadata.The publishable Programme Metadata must also conform with the requirements of Sky, Freeview and Freesat. The supplier will use a BBC provided web tool to access, validate, editorialise, update and curate Programme Metadata. This tool is called the Editorial Production Tool (EPT). Additionally, some Programme Metadata will be received by email for entry into the EPT by the supplier. The initial definition and representative screenshots of the EPT are included within the tender documentation. The BBC also requires the supplier to update and re-edit existing Programme Metadata as instructed by the BBC. These updates will predominantly be controlled and initiated via the EPT. However there will be instances when updates will be communicated directly to the supplier, for example urgent updates or updates required outside of normal business hours. The BBC requires different services for different channels or group of channels. A reference grid setting out which services are required by channel or groups of channels can be found in the tender documentation.