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In order to be registered as a supplier in our Pitching and Commissioning System (PiCoS), your company must: 

• Have experience in delivering programmes to Network Radio, or have access to people who have that experience, or if you are a podcast production company, have two podcast feeds which have been active in the past 12 months  
• Be a registered corporate entity (e.g a Limited Company) 
• Be registered on the 
• Agree to the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Terms of Trade and Terms and
• Be able to meet the technical requirements 
• Have completed the Health and Safety vetting process and have adequate health and safety resources and procedures that are in line with the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Health & Safety requirements. 
• Have a Diversity and Inclusion policy in place. This is a contractual requirement; . If you do not currently have a policy, a template is available from Audio UK  
• Have a Respect at Work policy in place. This is a contractual requirement; if you do not currently have a policy, a template is available from Audio UK  

What to do 

Independent producers who would like to pitch an idea to a Network must first (Pitching and commissioning system)   

Independent suppliers will also need to fill in the below Safety Vetting form.  

Please send this form to: radiocommissioningenquiries@bbc.co.uk 

The ‘Main Office Email Address’ is the email the ´óÏó´«Ã½ will use to send information about commissioning rounds and other information about ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio. It’s important you keep this information up to date to ensure you don’t miss these communications.  If your contact details change, you will be able to please update this in the Supplier Admin area of PiCoS. 

It is vital that you inform us if your business circumstances change. Please email: radiocommissioningenquiries@bbc.co.uk.  

What happens next 

Your company record will be created in PiCoS and your listed Key Contact will be invited to set up a ´óÏó´«Ã½ Login account (if they do not already have one). Once your ´óÏó´«Ã½ Login account is fully set up, you can proceed to . You will hear about commissioning rounds and will be able to submit proposals using PiCoS. 

Your company will be removed from the database if: 

• You no longer meet the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s requirements of its production suppliers
• It has won no commissions in any three-year period on any ´óÏó´«Ã½ UK or national radio network 
• There has been a serious failure of compliance, or repeated lesser failures 
• It has delivered programmes that need further work 
• It has delivered programmes with incomplete paperwork 

Removal will be subject to an appeal procedure and there will be an option for re-registration where the company can demonstrate that the reason(s) for removal have been addressed to the satisfaction of the ´óÏó´«Ã½. 

Radio Commissioning Enquiries 

• Radio Commissioning Enquiries 

Your company will be removed from the database if:

• Any of the above requirements no longer apply
• It has won no commissions in any three year period on any ´óÏó´«Ã½ UK or national radio network
• There has been a serious failure of compliance, or repeated lesser failures
• It has delivered programmes that need further work
• It has delivered programmes with incomplete paperwork
• Removal will be subject to an appeal procedure and there will be an option for re-registration where the company can demonstrate that reason(s) for removal have been addressed to the satisfaction of the ´óÏó´«Ã½.

AudioUK

AudioUK is the trade association for professional audio production companies, creative businesses around the UK making high-quality content for radio, podcasting, and audiobooks, as well as much more.