Quotations are hereby invited for the following: Appointment of servicer provider for the provision of Traffic Information Service to SABC news and current affairs for period of three (3) years. Scope of work: - National footprint of News-related traffic and travel information for multiple media outlets on SABC News and Current Affairs across South Africa; - Regular, up-to-the-minute traffic updates on Radio, TV and Online/Digital (Website/App/social media etc) platforms; - Professional and energetic on-air experience, presence and delivery; - Live and recorded voice reports on Radio; - Live voice reports with graphics on TV; - Access to traffic and travel-related information from a website for content transformation into broadcast format and language (including multilingualism) for audiences; - Data feed (i.e. XML/RSS) for SABC News’ website/s, SABC Television Graphics System, Mobile App, including SABC News OTT (SABC+ etc) and digital/social media platforms; - Accuracy, credibility and trust are critical; - Must have access to various reliable and accurate sources of traffic and travel information e.g. SANRAL, SAPS, emergency services, airports, trains, including public input etc; - Must have an IP recording/recorded facility on own website and social media feeds, including audio-visual content and any future updated relevant mode to record; - SABC News and Current Affairs must be able to tweet directly from the service provider’s website and social media/Twitter account/s onto its own handles; - Live audio-visual reports and crossings with webcam, graphics and footage via video conferencing/collaboration platforms/SRT feed etc; - Webcam/camera/video quality on conferencing platform must be full HD at 1920 x 1080; - Minimum contribution bandwidth from the service provider’s premises to SABC must be 6Mbs; - All graphics and blocks must be aligned, meaning the arrangement of various items in relation to the various borders or edges of the allowable area; - The contribution computer must only be on a wired network and not WIFI; - Must have a phone, social media and website service for public/audience input via voice and text, as well as audio-visual contributions, which will enable SABC News to create its own internal traffic news site or public traffic news feed; - Provision of original images and videos on major and phenomenal traffic incidents (such as weather-related ones and crashes) would be ideal as part of content offering; - Occasional or planned (i.e. weekly or bi-monthly) interactive, digital lives to drive engagement, particularly where traffic incidents are linked to newsworthy stories and major events; - Traffic ticker - text-based auto updates on digital platforms in the form of a widget or plugin that is integrated via API or RSS. (Тендер №84459862ru)