The service licence for bbc.co.uk states that the BBC is committed to an external spend quota of at least 25% of eligible activity.
The BBC Trust reports on headline performance against the target annually in the Annual Report.
The reports for the last few years follow.
| Online External Spend 2006/07 [PDF] |
| Online External Spend 2007/08 [PDF] |
| Online External Spend 2008/09 [PDF] |
| Online External Spend 2009/10 [PDF] |
| Online External Spend 2010/2011 [PDF] |
The BBC operates its commissioning activities under an external quota for bbc.co.uk. This means that at least 25% of eligible spend is spent with external suppliers. The BBC publishes a Statement of Online Operation explaining how the quota for bbc.co.uk works.
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