Published date: 20 November 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 December 2024, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Travel services - 63515000

  • Travel management services - 63516000

Location of contract

M15JW

Value of contract

£600,000 to £1,600,000

Procurement reference

GC25-006-95

Published date

20 November 2024

Closing date

20 December 2024

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

24 February 2025

Contract end date

22 February 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Growth Company wishes to appoint a Travel Management provider for the purpose of booking all rail and air tickets, hotel accommodation, and other travel related services for both domestic and international travel.

This requirement covers the Growth Company Group, and tenderers shall note that each trading entity within our Group have different travel and service requirements, with some parts of the group travelling more extensively than others. The key aim of this tender process is to appoint a TMC who provide the best fit for the various requirements of our diverse stakeholders.

GC's main objectives for this tender are as follows:

• Online Booking Services
• Offline Booking Services
• Service Levels
• Travel Expertise, Travel Reporting and GC Travel Policy Support
• Emergency and Out of Hours Service
• Hotel Accommodation
• Apartment Accommodation
• Air Travel
• Visa's
• Vehicle Hire
• Rail Travel
• Integrations with other Services and Providers and Payment Technologies

To apply for this tender opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth

Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents. Your tender submission must be made on the Panacea Portal. Please ensure ALL the relevant tender documents are included within the 'Response' section of the Questionnaire. You can add these individually or utilise a Zip folder to submit your response. Once uploaded, this will allow you to 'Submit' your bid.

The documents contain instructions and information for your tender, including specification of requirements, and the key assessment and evaluation criteria that will be used to assess offers.

The deadline for submission of the required documents is at 16:00 on Friday 20th December 2024.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Marc Ripley

Address

Lee House
Lee House
Manchester
M15JW
England

Email

marc.ripley@growthco.uk