Provision of a Destination Management Service for Hertfordshire - Visit Herts - AWARD

Contract summary

Industry

• Tourist information services - 63513000

• Administrative services related to tourism affairs - 75125000

• Market research services - 79310000

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• Advertising and marketing services - 79340000

• Marketing management consultancy services - 79413000

• Public relations services - 79416000

Location of contract

SG13 8DE

Value of contract

£100,000 to £750,000

Procurement reference

HCC1709418 - AWARD

Published date

3 May 2017

Closing date

6 March 2017

Contract start date

1 August 2017

Contract end date

31 July 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

Hertfordshire County Council (the Council) is tendering to deliver a Destination Management Service in Hertfordshire, that will operate as Visit Herts and work in partnership with Hertfordshire stakeholders, in particular Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Hertfordshire County Council. There is an expectation that Visit Herts will be delivered as a service that is respected and valued by stakeholders, and is recognised nationally as one of Britain's leading and most innovative Destination Management Services. Visit Herts will need to deliver to a broad and ambitious agenda, so there is an expectation that the service operates to a mixed funding model, where the contracted provider will need to leverage additional funding and resource into to Visit Herts to optimise the scope of what the service can deliver.

Please Note The TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information must be treated as protected data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and must be kept confidential. By clicking on the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree:

a) To undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party .
b) That under no circumstances will any of the information be disclosed by your organisation or your personnel to any third party without the Council's prior consent in writing.
c) That the information supplied will be stored securely and destroyed or returned to the Council, after your Organisation's bid has been submitted or you decide not to proceed with a tender submission.
d) That you will indemnify the Council for any losses, arising from your breach or breach by any of your personnel of these confidentiality requirements specified above and data protection requirements in relation to TUPE Staffing Information.
e) The requirements above apply whether the supplier uploads a tender response to this procurement or not.

This procurement is an Open (one stage process). Suppliers wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express interest' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by the deadline of 12.00 Noon on 6th March 2017

Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted by the system.

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Award information

Awarded date

5 April 2017

Contract start date

1 August 2017

Contract end date

31 July 2020

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Visit Kent Ltd

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About the buyer

Contact name

Zoe Upson (HCC)

Address

Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8DE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01707 292463

Email

zoe.upson@hertfordshire.gov.uk