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    ContractsHelicopter Services for Live News Broadcasting
    Closed contract

    Helicopter Services for Live News Broadcasting

    BBC seeks a specialist helicopter service provider with proven live television news broadcasting experience to support UK-wide aerial newsgathering and live broadcast operations.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 1 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender

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    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Closing date
      Not published
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    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Lifecycle

    Closed

    No longer open. Published 3 months ago.

    1 July 2026
    Closed — no tender deadline was published

    Brief

    The BBC Newsgathering unit operates a dedicated helicopter to support live broadcast news coverage across the United Kingdom. This helicopter provides critical aerial news-gathering and real-time transmission capabilities, enabling the BBC to cover breaking news events, planned operations, and major incidents with live footage delivered directly to BBC News studios. The current contract for this service is nearing completion, and the BBC is conducting pre-tender market engagement under the Procurement Act 2023 to assess the supplier landscape before launching a formal competitive procurement process. This is a specialist service requiring suppliers with direct, proven experience in fast-paced live television news environments. General aerial work, corporate charter, or commercial helicopter operators without dedicated news broadcasting experience should carefully assess their suitability. Interested suppliers should review the Request for Information (RFI) document available on the Jaggaer e-tendering platform.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In transport logistics, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

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    1. CMAC Group UK Ltd1× · 100%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06c1ab

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