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Published 5 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BTA2228 - Future Trends Insights

Official notice

Authority: British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£120,000≈ £120k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 5 Dec 2027 · up to 5 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 6 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

VisitBritain is the national tourist board for Britain, with a role of boosting Britain’s appeal as a tourism destination, improving its ranking in the eyes of international leisure and business travellers and growing the value of the tourism economy by working in partnership with the industry and delivering inspirational marketing campaigns, driving visits and spend across the nations and regions of Britain.

VisitBritain, in conjunction with VisitEngland (whose remit is primarily marketing England to domestic audiences and for improving England’s tourism product), and which together comprise the British Tourist Authority, are procuring an ongoing subscription for future trends insights. We have an ongoing requirement to (a) understand our audiences – present and future/potential visitors to Britain and (b) ensure that our insights and our decision making are forward-looking.

Forward-looking insights are critical to VisitBritain, especially at times of great flux in consumer attitudes and behaviours. Amongst our research and insights subscriptions and trackers we have ongoing access to a range of forecasts and forward-looking data, including economic and tourism forecasts, flight capacity, flight bookings and accommodation searches. We also collect data on perceptions of Britain as a destination, visitor experiences, and work closely with the Office for National Statistics on official tourism statistics.

To complete this picture, we require continuous access to wider insights on the changing consumer landscape and future trends through a subscription service

CPV: Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 6 Dec 2026 – 5 Dec 2027 (1 yr) · up to 5 Dec 2029 with extensionsValue: £120,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Initial 1-year contract with the option to extend for a further 2 x 1-year periods

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Technical (Quality) - 65% Social Value - 10% Price - 25% Tenders will be evaluated in accordance with the MAT Award Criteria in the Invitation to Tender document.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST
Authority reference
C1460
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074248
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Social research services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc88 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Completed Tenders must be submitted to the BTA via the Atamis eSourcing portal accessible at visitbritain.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ before the closing date indicated in the ITT Timetable (the deadline for receipt of Tender responses). Tenderers should ensure that they allow sufficient time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time.

Timeline

5 Aug 2026 → 6 Dec 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published78 days ago
    5 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST
  2. Clarification questions by62 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline55 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 44 days
    6 Dec 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNTZ-2463-JRXX Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 4AJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender