How to win: Election Results System RFI

About this contract

The BBC is looking to understand the market capability for a single, scalable Election Results System (ERS) capable of supporting multiple concurrent election events across the UK. The solution must support editorial, broadcast, digital, analytical and archive workflows from pre-election preparation through to live results coverage and post-election reporting. The ERS should provide a technical solution and common live election results platform to encompass data collection, validation, analysis, distribution, and archiving. It must support access by BBC staff, approved third parties, and remote election stringers, while maintaining security, data integrity and operational resilience.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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