Erik Huggers
Director BBC Future Media & Technology

This site aims to:

• Provide an overview of the BBC's commissioning process for Future Media & Technology.
• Ensure that our potential suppliers in the new media industry understand the BBC's editorial, technical, design and infrastructure standards and requirements.
• Provide a useful list of key contacts.

Services

BBC Future Media & Technology helps to deliver the following services to its audiences:

• bbc.co.uk
• BBC Red Button Services
• bbc.co.uk on mobile
• BBC iPlayer

Commissioning

We are always looking to encourage further working relationships with suppliers in the new media industry by:

• Tendering new commissions from independent suppliers; and
• Enabling suppliers in the new media industry to pitch unsolicited proposals.
• Meeting suppliers through various forums to make the commissioning process more straightforward. Watch the videos of the 2009 Open day and read the August 2009 update on the commissioning process.

Statement of Online Operations (2006)

The BBC operates its commissioning activities under an external quota for bbc.co.uk. This means that at least 25% of eligible spend is spent with external suppliers. The BBC publishes a Statement of Online Operation (2006) (MS Word format), explaining how the quota for bbc.co.uk works.