Published date: 30 January 2019

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: 15 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Travel management services - 63516000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP373524834

Published date

30 January 2019

Closing date

15 February 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

VisitBritain hosts many different events every year, which are attended by delegates from China. These include:

•ExploreGB 2019: 8th -15th May 2019

Visit Britain will require travel management services to assist in the booking of return flights from China to the UK for travel trade and media who will attend the event.

ExploreGB 2019 event detail:

-8th -10th May Event: Harrogate
-11th -15th May familiarisation trips: around Edinburgh, London, etc.

All flights must be booked before 12th April 2019.

Further events will be hosted by Visit Britain over the coming year. The details of these events will be confirmed at a later date.

VisitBritain is seeking to engage a supplier over a one year period to provide travel management services for these events. The aim of this procurement is to create a more efficient booking process.

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Karen Gallagher

Address

151 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SZ
UK

Telephone

+442075781286

Email

karen.gallagher@visitbritain.org