New opportunity: Doctor Who invitation to tender

We've published an invitation to tender for the production of Doctor Who. The contract is for a multi-episodic series (including specials) for transmission in 2028/29, with an option to extend the contract at BBC’s discretion to produce a second series. It's offered on a work for hire basis with the BBC continuing to broadcast the programme and retaining all rights.

The production will need to qualify as a regional production under two of the three Ofcom Regional criteria and the successful bidder will be expected to establish a production base in the agreed region. The BBC has a preference for a Wales qualification.

The deadline for initial submissions is 2pm on 2 October 2026.

For this opportunity suppliers must submit their initial eligibility information via Microsoft Forms. 

Download a list of the question in the form (Word), and find guidance about how to save and edit the form below.

If you require further assistance with any of the information related to this tender, please email Competitive Tendering.

This is the latest title to be tendered as part of our Charter commitment to open up more of our content to competition and contributes to our ambition to strengthen production Across the UK.

Saving and editing the form

1. Once you have submitted your form you can save it by selecting 'Save my response to edit'.
2. The next screen will direct you to 'Sign in to your Microsoft account or create a Microsoft account'.
3. Once you have signed into your Microsoft account, select 'View my response'.
4. On the next screen select 'View response'.
5. On the next screen select 'Edit response' in the top right hand corner.

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