A hierarchically ordered 4,4 0 -biphenylene-bridged mesoporous organosilica framework (Bp-PMO) has been synthesized with the aim of using it as a new hybrid host for Ln III ions. A series of novel organicinorganic luminescent hybrid materials have been obtained by covalently linking Ln III complexes (Ln ¼ Eu, Gd, Tb, Er, and Yb) to Bp-PMO functionalized with 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (HTTA). The visible and NIR photoluminescence studies of the hybrid materials show that Bp-PMO acts both as an inorganic host and an organic co-sensitizer for Ln III ions. The intrinsic quantum yield and lifetime data obtained for the hybrid material containing Eu III (54.5% and 615 ms) are among the highest values reported for hybrid materials containing Eu III tetrakis(b-diketonate) complexes. The combination of Bp-PMO and HTTA also provides sizable sensitization for Tb III , Er III and Yb III ions. The overall quantum yields and lifetime measurements for mixed metallic hybrid materials show that Ln / Ln 0 energy transfer occurs in the mixed lanthanide systems. In addition, controlling the Ln/Ln 0 ratio allows one to tune the emission colour.