New opportunity: Silent Witness invitation to tender

We've published an invitation to tender for the production of long-running BBC drama Silent Witness. The contract is for two series of ten episodes each with the option to extend the contract for a further two years. It's offered on a work for hire basis with anticipated delivery of the first episodes to be the end of 2028. The BBC will continue to broadcast the programme and will retain all rights.

The opportunity is open to all producers who have or intend to establish a substantive base in the West Midlands who meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the tender document, and the programme must qualify as a regional production in the Midlands and East of England on all three of the Ofcom Regional criteria.

The deadline for initial submissions is 25 September at 2pm.

Please note, for this opportunity suppliers must submit their initial eligibility information via Microsoft Forms.

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.

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