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# British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-tourist-authority-t-a-visitbritain-visitengland-GB-PPON-PNTZ-2463-JRXX). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland is a Central government based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 40 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PNTZ-2463-JRXX` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 40
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £71m (median award: £155k) across 24 of 24 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-tourist-authority-t-a-visitbritain-visitengland-GB-PPON-PNTZ-2463-JRXX

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 7 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 35 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 18 (51%), Limited / restricted: 13 (37%), Open: 4 (11%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 8 notices, last 24 months (23% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 6 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 2 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 1 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[REED EXHIBITIONS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reed-exhibitions-limited-coh-00678540):** 3 procedures
2. **[Marin Business Center LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/marin-business-center-llp-GB-FTS-162124):** 2 procedures
3. **[EARTHSPEAK LTD T/A ANHOLT and CO](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/earthspeak-ltd-t-a-anholt-and-co-coh-08034827):** 2 procedures
4. **[The Big Sky Productions Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-big-sky-productions-ltd-coh-07267579):** 2 procedures (10 awards)
5. **[Joshua Lipworth Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/joshua-lipworth-ltd-coh-09850808):** 2 procedures (8 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Wavemaker Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wavemaker-ltd-coh-04078547):** £60m · [BTA2200 Strategic media buying & planning services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bta2200-strategic-media-buying-planning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c942)
2. **[Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/corporate-travel-management-north-limited-coh-02229894):** £5.0m · [BTA2186 Travel Management Solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bta2186-travel-management-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-06ea00)
3. **[Zoocha](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/zoocha-coh-07048429):** £2.9m · [C1272 BTA2120 Supplier Services for BTA websites](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c1272-bta2120-supplier-services-for-bta-websites-ocds-h6vhtk-0518ef)
4. **[Mercer](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mercer-coh-00984275):** £408k · [BTA2116 - US Pension Scheme Actuarial Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bta2116-us-pension-scheme-actuarial-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05a85b)
5. **[UNIT4 Business Software Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/unit4-business-software-limited-coh-01737985):** £379k · [BTA2171 Financial Planning & Analysis Platform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bta2171-financial-planning-analysis-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-05ded4)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 5
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-tourist-authority-t-a-visitbritain-visitengland-GB-PPON-PNTZ-2463-JRXX#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-tourist-authority-t-a-visitbritain-visitengland-GB-PPON-PNTZ-2463-JRXX
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt