Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 63500000Services · classin Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Local authorities 36% (16 notices)
  • Education & universities 27% (12 notices)
  • Other public bodies 18% (8 notices)
  • Central government 5% (2 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 2% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 11% (5 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
British CouncilLocal authorities740
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)Local authorities330
Hartlepool Development CorporationOther public bodies220
Queen's University BelfastEducation & universities200
Scottish Canalsnot classified200
Transport for LondonOther public bodies200
York St John UniversityEducation & universities200
Aberdeen City CouncilLocal authorities100
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITEDnot classified100
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCEOther public bodies110

31 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 19 of 44 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
North East England4 · 21%
Greater London3 · 16%
Yorkshire and the Humber3 · 16%
Northern Ireland3 · 16%
North West England3 · 16%
Scotland3 · 16%
West Midlands2 · 11%
South East England2 · 11%
South West England1 · 5%
East Midlands1 · 5%
East of England1 · 5%
Wales (Cymru)1 · 5%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 75% (33 notices)
  • Framework 25% (11 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 57% (25 notices)
  • Route not published 23% (10 notices)
  • Selective 11% (5 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 9% (4 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 61% (11 notices)
  • Below threshold 39% (7 notices)
Typical tender window24 daysrobust · n=14median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (29) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Typical bids per lot1robust · n=5middle half 1–1
Competed86%robust · n=29open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Abandoned0%robust · n=29cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot5robust · n=69 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 28 awards to 23 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 15 of 44 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 6350. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 2 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 6350. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.