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Procurement Planning Notice: Helicopter Services — BBC Live Newsgathering
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Notice details
- Buyer
- BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Published at source
- 1 July 2026
- Notice type
- Procurement Planning Notice
Original title
Helicopter Services — BBC Live Newsgathering
Excerpt from the source text
BBC Newsgathering uses a dedicated helicopter to support its live broadcast news-gathering operations across the United Kingdom. The helicopter provides an aerial news-gathering and live broadcast capability that is integral to the BBC’s ability to cover breaking news events, planned operations, and major incidents from the air, transmitting live footage directly to BBC News studio facilities. The current contract for this service is approaching the end of its term. The BBC is conducting pre-tender market engagement under the Procurement Act 2023 to understand the landscape of suppliers capable of delivering this service before potentially proceeding to a formal competitive procurement…Source and licence
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Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
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