Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Business travel services (CPV 79997000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 080108-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Aug 2026
- Published21 Aug 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
Call-Off via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6342 Travel, Transport, Accommodation and Venue Solutions Framework Agreement (Lot 1: UK and Overseas Booked Business Travel, Civilian Programmes & Emergency Response.)
About the supplier
Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00488182).