Published date: 18 June 2021
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Awarded contract (published 18 March 2022)
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Contract summary
Industry
Travel management services - 63516000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£1 to £10,000,000
Procurement reference
OREC001-DN545464-82174286
Published date
18 June 2021
Closing date
19 July 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 November 2021
Contract end date
31 October 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The purpose of this ITT is to assist the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult ("The Authority") as collaboration lead in establishing a Business Travel Management Services Framework Agreement for use by the Catapult Network, the Active Building Centre Co. Ltd, Agri-Tech Centres, Vaccines Manufacturing & Innovations Centre (UK) Ltd (VMIC), UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), Glass Futures and their Trading Subsidiaries (collectively, the "Buying Authorities"), as part of a competitive procurement exercise in accordance with the "Restricted" procedure for tendering under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended from time to time).
It is anticipated that one (1) Travel Management Company ("TMC") shall be appointed to the Framework Agreement to provide a fair and transparent Service to the Buying Authorities. However, the Authority reserves the right to appoint more than this number if deemed to be in the best interest of the Buying Authorities e.g. value for money.
The Buying Authorities do not guarantee any volume or value of work from this Framework Agreement.
TMCs are to be aware that Services required under the terms of this Business Travel Management Services Framework Agreement may be co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
More information
Additional text
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ITT Documentation is available free of charge from procontract.due-north.com Reference: DN545464
About the buyer
Contact name
Sheena Thomson
Address
Inovo
121 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1RD
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 3330041418
procurement@ore.catapult.org.uk
Website
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