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# 250254 - Preliminary Market Engagement for Travel Management Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250254-preliminary-market-engagement-for-travel-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c6bd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "250254 - Preliminary Market Engagement for Travel Management Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business travel services, Travel management services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250254-preliminary-market-engagement-for-travel-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c6bd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c6bd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250254-preliminary-market-engagement-for-travel-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c6bd#tl-md)

## Description
Queen’s University Belfast (hereafter referred to as “Queen’s”) is seeking to engage with suppliers to support a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise for the provision of travel management services.
The Travel Management Contract value is estimated to be c. £8m p.a. However, this should be regarded as an estimate only, is subject to demand and business need, is not binding on the University, nor deemed to be a condition of Contract or a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake.
The purpose of this PME exercise is to gain a better understanding of the travel management solutions available in the market, explore options for a specific solution for Queen’s, understand costs / commercial models, and support a potential future procurement exercise. The PME process will provide interested suppliers with the opportunity to obtain further information on Queen’s requirements and provide Queen’s with the opportunity to obtain feedback from the marketplace.  
This notice is for early market engagement only. It is not a call for competition and Queen’s is not seeking formal offers at this point.  Participation in this exercise will not preclude any supplier from any future procurement, nor provide any supplier with an advantage or disadvantage from any future procurement.
Queen’s may choose not to conduct a procurement subsequent to this PME process or may identify alternative routes to market, such as national frameworks, where deemed appropriate.
Queen’s will not be liable for any costs or expenses whatsoever resulting directly or indirectly from a supplier’s participation in PME. 
Request for Information (RFI) Questionnaire
Queen’s is not looking for full supplier tenders at this stage but would like suppliers who wish to participate in the PME process to complete and returning the Request for Information (RFI) questionnaire enclosed as Appendix 1.  
Responses must be submitted via the In-Tend Electronic System.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 63516000, 79997000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2027 to 30/06/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064369-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-08T15:07:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:56:12.559Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c6bd