Siemens will work on projects including IT infrastructure, telephony, channel distribution and broadcast systems as well as hosting of the BBC.co.uk website.
The contract is subject to final approval from BBC governors and the UK government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport, but is expected to save the BBC around £30m per year.
As part of the deal, Siemens Business Services has acquired BBC Technology, a commercial wing of the corporation. BBC Technology runs the group's international IT infrastructure, as well as projects including the Creative Archive, broadband Olympic coverage and modernisation for BBC News.
"This is an exciting time for the media industry," said Tom White, UK managing director of Siemens Business Services.
"We are well-positioned at the forefront of an emerging market, where IT, communications and broadcast technologies converge."
More news from dotJournalism:
BBC revamps Azeri site
Web is vital for new BBC audiences
Fox scolded for BBC rant
BBC cashes in on Hutton keywords
See also:
Siemens: http://www.sbs.siemens.co.uk/index.html
BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Free daily newsletter
If you like our news and feature articles, you can sign up to receive our free daily (Mon-Fri) email newsletter (mobile friendly).
Related articles
- The Second Source: A group of women in journalism is working to tackle harassment in the UK media
- Deadline extended: Applications for the Startups for News programme are open
- Church to hold service for journalists killed on frontline
- Announcing news:rewired - connected journalism
- The comprehensive spending review: what does it mean for local media?
