Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Clarity Business Travel Limited, Diversity Travel Limited SME, Key Travel, Selective Travel Management, NST TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED T/A StudyLink Tours
- Value
- £800,000,000 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Transport support & travel · Travel management services (CPV 63516000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 009173-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Mar 2024
- Published21 Mar 2024Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Business Travel Management Services providing Members with access to a fully managed service for all UK and International travel and associated services. The Member will be able to research and book using an online tool and/or via offline booking channels using a traditional call centre/agent type operation (on the lowest cost non-premium line telephone number). This lot will cover UK and international air, rail, and hotel services; ferry services; Eurostar; international vehicle hire; visa services and relevant professional advice to all clients. Additional information: It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, include European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by named participants.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Travel Management Services 2023: Lot 1 Business Travel | Clarity Business Travel Limited, Diversity Travel Limited SME, Key Travel, Selective Travel Management | £680m |
| Travel Management Services 2023: Lot 3 - Business and Student Travel Combined | Clarity Business Travel Limited, Diversity Travel Limited SME, Key Travel, Selective Travel Management | £40m |
| Travel Management Services 2023: Lot 2 - Student Travel | Clarity Business Travel Limited, Diversity Travel Limited SME, Key Travel, NST TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED T/A StudyLink Tours, Selective Travel Management | £80m |
About the suppliers
Clarity Business Travel Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01094729).
Diversity Travel Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05993481).
Key Travel: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01524302).
Selective Travel Management: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI010853).
NST TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED T/A StudyLink Tours: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02665024).