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planned
Official procurement procedure
Provision of Revenue Based Gift Cards
Administrative services related to tourism affairs
Promotional services
Published value
£7,500,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: VisitBritain/VisitEngland: "Provision of Revenue Based Gift Cards". Published status: planned. Published value: £7,500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | VisitBritain/VisitEngland | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £7,500,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for VisitBritain/VisitEngland. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 10 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityVisitBritain/VisitEngland | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published8 Aug 2022, 12:37 BST | Last source update8 Aug 2022, 12:37 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationAdministrative services related to tourism affairs, Promotional services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0359c7 | ||
What is being bought
VisitBritain (VB) is looking at opportunities to grow the visitor economy through the creation of Gift Cards as a currency for consumers to purchase tourism products. In addition, we are looking to penetrate a new market for revenue generation through the sale of the Gift Cards in the B2B and corporate/incentives market.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £7,500,000
8 Aug 2022, 12:37 BST - Status changed to planned
8 Aug 2022, 12:37 BST - Official notice release published
8 Aug 2022, 12:37 BST - Buyer information updated
8 Aug 2022, 12:37 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedThis is a Prior Information Notice to commence market testing for the provision of a Revenue Based Gift Card supplier.<br/><br/>VB is looking for a Gift Card provider that offers a sale and redemption solution of Gift Card products for the tourism industry. <br/><br/>VB would sell and redeem the Gift Card (B2C) on its e-commerce site (VB Shop) and in addition, we are looking for a Gift Card provider to facilitate the sale and redemption of Gift Cards in the B2B space through its existing network of partnerships.<br/><br/>The VB Gift Card would have approximately 30-40 key attractions across the UK and be available as a minimum in the UK domestic market, and potentially in the international markets.<br/><br/>VB would like to sell the Gift Card through its VisitBritain shop online platform (B2C) and also would like the VB Gift Card to be sold to the corporate/incentives markets/shopping centres/3rd parties (B2B). <br/><br/>We would be interested in respondee’s views on the minimum contract period to ensure commercial viability, particularly with breakage.<br/><br/>The market should note that the estimated contract value cannot be quantified at this stage, therefore this estimated range for this 'concession' contract is £0.01 - £7,500,000. <br/><br/>To register your interest in this potential opportunity, and to participate in the Prior Information Market Testing, please register using the following link:<br/><br/>https://visitbritain.force.com/s/Welcome<br/><br/>Intererested suppliers MUST firstly complete and return the Mutual NDA. Upon completion, VB will provide these suppliers with access to VB shop financial information. Finally, interested suppliers must then complete & return the Market Testing Questionnaire no later than 16:00pm on Friday 19 August 2022 on via the Atamis eSourcing portal.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
8 Aug 2022, 12:37 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Contracting authority GB-FTS-20111Documents (0)
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