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# Business Travel PME

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-travel-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation: "Business Travel PME". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £9,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-portsmouth-higher-education-corporation-urn-133867)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £9,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business travel services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-travel-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5`

## 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/business-travel-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5#tl-md)

## Description
The University of Portsmouth is seeking early market feedback from suitably qualified and experienced Suppliers on its proposal to re-tender it’s Business Travel Services requirement.
The University requires a Travel Management Company (TMC) that can facilitate the travel booking needs for a large and diverse range of stakeholders, including but not limited to Air Travel, Rail Travel and Accommodation Booking, for Domestic and International travel requirements.
The University requires a TMC with the provision to provide these services both online through a booking platform and smartphone-based app, and offline through a UK based call-centre type model.
The University has used the services of a TMC since 2018. As the current TMC contract is ending in 2027, the University is now seeking to re-contract for this service for up to a further 6 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79997000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2028 to 28/02/2032
- **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%2F101370-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-27T10:16:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:42:11.965Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5