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Published 15 Jun 2021, 11:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Business Travel Management Services

Official notice

Authority: Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult·Consortium: 7 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£10,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 16 Jul 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this ITT is to assist the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (“The Authority”) as collaboration lead in establishing a Business Travel Management Services Framework Agreement for use by the Catapult Centres, the Active Building Centre Co. Ltd, Agri-Tech Centres, Vaccines Manufacturing & Innovations Centre (UK) Ltd (VMIC), UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), Glass Futures and their Trading Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Buying Authorities”), as part of a competitive procurement exercise in accordance with the "Restricted" procedure for tendering under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended from time to time).

It is anticipated that one (1) Travel Management Company (“TMC”) shall be appointed to the Framework Agreement to provide a fair and transparent Service to the Buying Authorities. However, the Authority reserves the right to appoint more than this number if deemed to be in the best interest of the Buying Authorities e.g. value for money.

The Buying Authorities do not guarantee any volume or value of work from this Framework Agreement.

TMCs are to be aware that Services required under the terms of this Business Travel Management Services Framework Agreement may be co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

CPV: Travel management services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Published value£10,000,000
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Business Travel Management Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Jun 2021, 11:39 BST
Last source update
15 Jun 2021, 11:39 BST
Authority reference
DN545464
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013469
Classification (CPV)
Travel management services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bc10 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In the first instance, all appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contracting authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

As the UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions, any challenges will be dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
16 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jun 2021 → 16 Jul 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Jun 2021, 11:39 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    16 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

8 public bodies on the notice

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawPlease refer to individual websites for information Inovo, 121 George Street, Glasgow, UK, G1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Active Building CentreContracting authority Gloucester, UKContact email
  • Agri-Tech CentresContracting authority UK, UKContact email
  • Catapult Network and Trading SubsidiariesContracting authority UK, UKContact email
  • Glass FuturesContracting authority Sheffield, UKContact email
  • UKBIC (UK Battery Industrialisation Centre)Contracting authority Coventry, UKContact email
  • VMIC (Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (UK) Ltd)Contracting authority Oxford, UKContact email
  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.