Published date: 17 January 2025

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: 21 February 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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  • Administrative services related to tourism affairs - 75125000

  • Market research services - 79310000

    • Advertising and marketing services - 79340000

    • Marketing management consultancy services - 79413000

    • Public relations services - 79416000

Location of contract

SG13 8DE

Value of contract

£200,000 to £300,000

Procurement reference

IT-285-8920-HCC2416390

Published date

17 January 2025

Closing date

21 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

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

Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of a Destination Management Service for Hertfordshire - Visit Herts

Hertfordshire LEP and Hertfordshire County Council established Hertfordshire's first Destination Management Service 'Visit Herts' in July 2015, to support, develop and grow Hertfordshire's Visitor Economy. The programme has successfully evolved to provide business support to businesses in the sector and to align to Hertfordshire's economic development activities, something we are looking to continue and build upon in the next iteration of the service, which is the requirement for this contract. The ambition of Hertfordshire County Council and Hertfordshire Future's is that Visit Herts reputation nationally continues to be that of a leading Destination Management Service, supporting the visitor economy in the widest possible context. The contract is for a sector specific initiative delivered as a holistic service, where it would not be practical, economical or have sufficient scale to split into lots.

This procurement is an open process. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express an interest' and also 'opt in' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

To be considered as a Tenderer you must complete and submit a Tender by the deadline of 12 noon on 21st February 2025.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.

Please ensure that where possible documents are uploaded as a PDF and that file names are succinct.

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 note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

Please Note the TUPE Employee Liability Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information is personal data and must be protected in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. Therefore, by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree 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.

To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home

More information

Links

  • Additional information on how to apply for this contract

Additional text

Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of a Destination Management Service for Hertfordshire - Visit Herts

Hertfordshire LEP and Hertfordshire County Council established Hertfordshire's first Destination Management Service 'Visit Herts' in July 2015, to support, develop and grow Hertfordshire's Visitor Economy. The programme has successfully evolved to provide business support to businesses in the sector and to align to Hertfordshire's economic development activities, something we are looking to continue and build upon in the next iteration of the service, which is the requirement for this contract. The ambition of Hertfordshire County Council and Hertfordshire Future's is that Visit Herts reputation nationally continues to be that of a leading Destination Management Service, supporting the visitor economy in the widest possible context. The contract is for a sector specific initiative delivered as a holistic service, where it would not be practical, economical or have sufficient scale to split into lots.

This procurement is an open process. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express an interest' and also 'opt in' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

To be considered as a Tenderer you must complete and submit a Tender by the deadline of 12 noon on 21st February 2025.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.

Please ensure that where possible documents are uploaded as a PDF and that file names are succinct.

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 note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

Please Note the TUPE Employee Liability Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information is personal data and must be protected in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. Therefore, by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree 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.

To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home

Delivery Notes

The Core Contract Period is for two (2) years with the option to extend for up to a further one (1) year, subject to funding

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Sally Stanley (HCC)

Address

Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8DE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01438 843000

Email

sally.stanley@hertfordshire.gov.uk