BBC Creative - Multi-Platform Post Production Services and Production Technology

Tender description

BBC Creative is the BBC’s in-house agency producing promotional & branding content for all BBC services/products, creating around 50,000 assets each year. A fully managed multi-platform Post Production service is required. This will need to provide all elements below, as described in the PQQ documentation to which you should refer: •5 Edit Suites. Fully staffed/supported suites for online/offline editing of short-form content for use on digital platforms & on TV (including provision for complex effects/compositing). 80% of hours in Central London & 20% of hours in Manchester (within easy reach of BBC premises). There will also be a need for additional ad-hoc edit suites on pay-as-you-go basis in London & Manchester. •1 Audio Suite. A fully staffed/supported suite for recording audio (to picture) & mixing tracks in Central London (within easy reach of BBC premises). There will be a need for additional ad-hoc audio capacity on pay-as-you-go basis in London & Manchester. •Versioning. Staff & technology to create multiple versions of all projects created in the suites above, for use in different situations on various platforms. •Media Asset Management of video, audio, graphics and stills. Workflow (including Ingest, Review & Approve functionality, & Outgest/Delivery), QC & Storage (in respect of the managed suites, but also assets created self-op by the BBC Creative teams). •Facilities management/bookings management/project set-up/technical support associated with the creation of multi-media & multi-platform campaigns. •Additional rate-carded burst capacity of suites (as above) along with ability to buy other related services on ad-hoc basis – e.g. Grading, high-end compositing etc. •This service must include all required technology along with operational/technical & production management staffing (including editing/audio talent). All technology systems provided will need to be made available on BBC devices & networks. There will be 100+ BBC users.