Published date: 15 August 2019
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Travel management services - 63516000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£1,800,000
Procurement reference
003139968sm2019/287A
Published date
15 August 2019
Closing date
15 April 2019
Contract start date
1 August 2019
Contract end date
1 August 2022
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.
This is an accelerated procedure.
Justification
The LTE Group is faced with circumstances of urgency which render impracticable the time limit laid down in relation to an open procedure by Regulation 27(5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and which would ordinarily apply to such a procedure. Therefore LTE Group need to publish this Tender opportunity under the Accelerated Open Procedure for The Supply of Travel Management Services 2019.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The LTE Group is faced with circumstances of urgency which render impracticable the time limit laid down in relation to an open procedure by Regulation 27(5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and which would ordinarily apply to such a procedure. Therefore LTE Group need to publish this Tender opportunity under the Accelerated Open Procedure for The Supply of Travel Management Services 2019.
The LTE Group intends to arrange a Contract Agreement with an appropriate supplier for The Supply of Public Sector Travel & Venue Solutions, including but not limited to:
Public Sector Travel Management Services:
TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SCOPE
ITEM 1 Online Booking and System Requirements
ITEM 2 Offline Booking and Offline Services
ITEM 3 Airline Bookings - Online & Offline
ITEM 4 Rail Booking - Online & Offline
ITEM 5 Accommodation Booking - Online & Offline
ITEM 6 Group Bookings - Offline Only
ITEM 7 Conference and Events Management
ITEM 8 Management, Booking & Payment Of Guest Speakers
ITEM 9 Taxi & Private Hire Service (Hackney Cabs & PHV's Or Mini Cabs)
ITEM 10 Lease Vehicles or Hire Vehicles (Including Mini Buses)
The successful supplier securing a position on this Contract Agreement will be able to provide services from their own banks of provision or from third party service providers but in all instances the orders will be placed with, invoiced by, and managed by, the Awarded Contract Holder named on the LTE Group Contract or their nominated distributor with the express permission of LTE Group. The Contract Agreement will require a combination of day to day servicing with low value orders as well as small, medium and high value travel demand and project work.
The LTE Group anticipates that the Contract Agreement will be with fit for purpose Service providers who will offer considerable "Added Value" benefits through a strategic alliance with all operating divisions of the LTE Group. All operating divisions of the LTE Group have a demanding infrastructure/environment and the extensive Travel Management requirement will be utilised for a variety of environments, including but not limited to Further and Higher Education, Training, Office, Hospitality, Conferencing, Events, The Justice Sector i.e. Prisons, Custodial Establishments and Other miscellaneous settings.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- Opportunity
- Published 29 March 2019, last edited 29 March 2019
Links
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- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=78e1b350-0b52-e911-80f3-005056b64545
- Tender notice
- This opportunity is accessed via the ProContract procurement portal. Please find link below for all further information and the ability to express interest in this opportunity.
Additional text
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Tender submissions must be returned via the Proactis Contract Tendering Portal. If you have any issues in using the Proactis Tendering Portal please Telephone Proactis 0330 0050352.
Where Suppliers have any queries about the Tender documentation which may have a bearing on the offer to be made, these should be via the Proactis Tender Portal. Where any such enquiry has been made, the LTE Group will anonymise and circulate to all Suppliers a copy of the enquiry and the written reply, anonymity will be preserved, unless it is deemed they are of a strictly confidential nature. No Email or Telephone Clarifications will be allowed.
Tender submissions must reach the LTE Group via the Proactis Tendering Portal by 12.00 noon 15th April 2019. Late Tender bids will not be considered.
Award information
Awarded date
5 June 2019
Contract start date
1 August 2019
Contract end date
1 August 2021
Total value of contract
£1,800,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
CAPITA TRAVEL AND EVENTS LIMITED
Address
Meridian Court
DE21 6BF
GBReference
Companies House number: 01094729
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Stewart Maloney MCIPS, CPSM
Address
34 Whitworth Street
MANCHESTER
M13HB
England
Telephone
0161 920 3886 ext 3886
smaloney@themanchestercollege.ac.uk
Website
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Closing: 15 April 2019