Official UK procurement notice
Business Travel Management Solution 2027
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£3,500,000≈ £1.2m / year · £4,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Sept 2026awarded 21 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Diversity Travel
Contract term 3 yrsends 24 Jan 2030 · up to 24 Jan 2032 with extensions · starts 25 Jan 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Science Museum Group (SMG) seeks a fully managed Business Travel Management Service to support all its UK and international travel requirements. The appointed Travel Management Company (TMC) will deliver compliant, cost‑effective, sustainable and data‑driven travel solutions aligned with SMG's duty‑of‑care and governance needs.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2031, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: SMG undertook limited informal market engagement prior to commencing this procurement. This consisted of discussions with a small number of suppliers operating in the business travel sector to better understand market capabilities and potential delivery approaches. No formal preliminary market engagement exercise was conducted and no supplier was involved in drafting the procurement documents or specification. SMG has taken steps to ensure no supplier has received an unfair advantage and that all bidders are provided with the same information throughout the procurement process.
CPV: Business travel services · Travel management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,500,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2031
- First published
- 30 Jul 2026, 13:17 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 15:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
SCM4153M- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072171- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d792Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 7 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
The tender must be submitted via the procurement portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗) (the “Procurement Portal”).
Timeline
30 Jul 2026 → 25 Jan 2027 · 7 dates- Tender notice published87 days ago30 Jul 2026, 13:17 BST
- Submission deadline48 days ago7 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by6 days ago19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent5 days ago21 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago21 Oct 2026, 15:51 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 5 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 91 days25 Jan 2027
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2026- Tender notice published30 Jul 2026, 13:17 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Oct 2026, 15:51 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2026, 15:51 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £3,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 71 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversity Travel25 Jan 2027 – 24 Jan 2030 · up to 24 Jan 2032Extensions: The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion. | £3,500,000 | 21 Oct 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Diversity Travel LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender