UK_220_British Council Research and Insight Podcast - Podcast Production

We are looking to pilot a research and insight podcast. This series (6-12 episodes) will bring together British Council experts, as well as global researchers and practitioners in the fields of international development and cultural relations.

We are seeking a supplier to:

• oIn collaboration with the British Council, develop the podcast concept, strategy, identity, and plan of work, ensuring that the podcast pilot aligns with audience behaviour and best practice.
• oOversee and support the preparation for recordings - including formulate the script and structure for all episodes of the pilot, provide coaching on best practice for the podcast host(s), and brief guests for technical quality (episode research and guest recruitment will be handled by the British Council).
• oProvide and set up the recording equipment, and direct and monitor the recording sessions to assure high technical quality for each episode.
• oEdit, mix, and master the recordings to a high professional standard of audio quality.
• oSet up the podcast channel, distribute it across all major podcast platforms, and provide access to analytics and audience insights.
• oProvide promotional advice and strategy.

The above is a summary of our minimum requirements - however, we are open to additional services that can improve our podcast design, quality, and reach (subject to these being deliverable within our timeframes).

The selected supplier may also be offered the opportunity to continue working on the second phase of our podcast (future seasons), subject to the performance of our pilot and budget availability.

Additional information: If you are interested in expressing an interest and/or bidding for this project, please go to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil . You may then have to register your company before you can express an interest for this project and get access the documents.

The selected supplier may be offered an extension for up to an additional 2 years (subject to pilot performance and budget availability).

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No