How the BBC accept proposals from others
Any proposal for TV and online content ideas from a registered supplier must be submitted online via the BBC Commissioning for BBC network content.
The BBC's process of responding to proposals is set in the BBC Code of Practice (below).
Queries
At any time during this period, an external possible supplier may write to the Comissioning Editor, in which they may request a progress report and may be guaranteed a response within 10 working days of receipt.
Confidentiality
The BBC make it their duty to treat any proposal they may recieve as confidential information. The BBC are signed up to the updated Alliance for the Protection of Copyright (APC) Code of Practice. This provides guidance around submission and how proposals for all types of broadcast and online content are handled. This cann be found on the BBC's website. Thie code is just one of the elements that form their e-comissioning terms and conditions and anyone intending to provide a proposal should read the information before registering to the system.
What should proposals include?
Diversity - The BBC is commited to embracing and promoting diversity, so proposals shoould include about a paragraph explaining how the programme would fullfill this commitment to fully reflect the public, of whom are required to pay license fees.
Disability Discrimination Act - If a proposal includes contributors or working before a live audience then it should include an explanation of how you will abide by the requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The production handbook and the BBC's guide to the disability act 1995 lays out how the BBC approach the DDA programme making terms.
Health and Safety - Every production team have the responsibility to implement all necessary health and safety measures required during the period of ANY project, If any issues or concerns have occured on previous projects commisioned by the BBC from your company, you are required to include details of how these issues or concerns were addressed, as part of any subsequent proposal for a programme submitted by your company.
Cross-genre ideas
The BBC are aware that some ideas may not just fall into one of the genr categories but may straddle two, or even more genres. They positively welcom any "genre-busting" ideas and fully understand that theire structure has to deal with a complex multi-genre multi-media world where programmes don't sit in neat categories. They suggest you select the genre you think is the most appropriate. However, if you submit the idea to more than one genre, you must indicate this on each and every submission. For example, if I had a Factual Entertainment idea....these programmes, by their nature, are a mixture of the 2 genres - so some overlaps between the genres is a definite thing to expect.
Payment for programmes
When appropriate, the BBC will either be prepared to provide a financial contribution to the programme by a method of staged, individual payments made at specified points in the production process or to provide a bankable letter, but only when practicable.
At the moment I am producing a drama, of which would be played in the evening, and would consist of a series rather than a one-off. This would fall into the "Drama 3" category. The screenshot below demonstrates the financial support I could potentially recieve if I was to submit this is a proposal.
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