Siemens has been selected as the preferred single bidder for BBC Technology. The bid, which has not been disclosed, must now be approved by the BBC governors, the secretary of state for media Tessa Jowell and the EU Competition Commission. If it is passed Siemens will take a 10-year contract to provide all technology services to the BBC - worth up to£2bn. Meanwhile, broadcasting union Bectu, which opposes the sale, closes its ballot for strike action on Friday (9 July).
Siemens has been selected as the preferred single bidder for BBC Technology. The bid, which has not been disclosed, must now be approved by the BBC governors, the secretary of state for media Tessa Jowell and the EU Competition Commission. If it is passed Siemens will take a 10-year contract to provide all technology services to the BBC - worth up to £2bn. Meanwhile, broadcasting union Bectu, which opposes the sale, closes its ballot for strike action on Friday (9 July).

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