Published date: 2 August 2023

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 16 August 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Web camera - 30237240

  • Medical consumables - 33140000

  • Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 33952000

    • Patient-transport vehicles - 34114122

    • Prisoner-transport vehicles - 34114210

    • Minibuses - 34114400

    • Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons - 34115200

    • Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons - 34120000

    • Ships and boats - 34500000

    • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment - 38950000

    • Web server software package - 48222000

    • Fleet management, repair and maintenance services - 50111000

    • Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment - 50240000

    • Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 55000000

    • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

    • Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 63000000

    • Letting services of own property - 70130000

    • Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis - 70300000

    • Engineering design services - 71320000

    • Administrative healthcare services - 75122000

    • Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals - 75231200

    • Public security, law and order services - 75240000

    • Legal advisory services - 79111000

    • Design consultancy services - 79415200

    • Crisis management services - 79430000

    • Translation services - 79530000

    • Interpretation services - 79540000

    • Supply services of medical personnel - 79625000

    • Security services - 79710000

    • Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000

    • Health and social work services - 85000000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£12,000,000,000

Procurement reference

RM6342

Published date

2 August 2023

Approach to market date

16 August 2023

Contract start date

18 September 2024

Contract end date

17 September 2028

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

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of Travel, Transport, Accommodation & Venue Solutions to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including but not limited to Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. This will also include British and foreign nationals in the event that the UK Government is supporting them as part of an emergency and/or crisis management response.

The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement.

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2024/2025 £3,000,000,000
2025/2026 £3,000,000,000
2026/2027 £3,000,000,000
2027/2028 £3,000,000,000

Links

Additional text

This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Travel and Venue Management Services market.

Crown Commercial Service intends to hold a market engagement face to face session on Wednesday 16th August 2023 and Wednesday 23rd August with suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting framework contract. If you are interested in attending a market engagement session please express your interest by registering below:

Wednesday 16th August - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ccs-travel-transport-accommodation-venue-solutions-supplier-engagement-tickets-681633242377
The deadline for registrations for this event is until places are full or noon on 11th August 2023

Wednesday 23rd August -https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ccs-travel-transport-accommodation-venue-solutions-supplier-engagement-tickets-681642580307.
The deadline for registrations for this event is until places are full or noon on 17th August 2023

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years.

The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/upcoming for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice.

The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet.

To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials Plus certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement.

The service that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the Framework Agreement Schedule, "Security Requirement and Plan", to meet Framework Agreement requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage.

About the buyer

Contact name

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)

Address

9th Floor, Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
England

Telephone

+44 3454102222

Email

supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/CCS