By Staff, May 6, 2004
The BBC has announced today that a third stage shortlist of bidders have been selected to the final round in the procurement process for the new technology services agreement for the Corporation, and sale of BBC Technology. The sale is subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The contract is worth up to £2bn.
The three companies that have made the third stage of the bidding process are Accenture, CSC and Siemens
. The bids received from the final eight were of extremely high quality and were selected through a rigorous EU procurement process conducted by the BBC's evaluation team.
The move to procure a new technology contract followed an internal strategic review of the BBC's technology requirements. The review identified potential annual savings for the BBC of at least £20-£30m if its technology services were outsourced.
As part of the BBC's vision to revolutionize the use of technology within the BBC, to make and distribute programs, the BBC is looking for a partner that will share its technology vision and make it happen over the next 10 years. The technology partner will provide the BBC with skills and expertise to reach its goals in program innovation.
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