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# QUB/2524/24 Contract for Northern Ireland Tour Operator

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2524-24-contract-for-northern-ireland-tour-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-0451c7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "QUB/2524/24 Contract for Northern Ireland Tour Operator". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 May 2024, 16:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 May 2024 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laundry-management services, Organisation of package tours, Sale of travel tickets and package tours services, Tourist guide services, Travel agency and similar services (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2524-24-contract-for-northern-ireland-tour-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-0451c7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0451c7`

## 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/qub-2524-24-contract-for-northern-ireland-tour-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-0451c7#tl-md)

## Description
The University invites tenders from experienced Northern Ireland Tour Operators who will provide end-to-end planning and delivery of impactful and immersive tourism and cultural experiences for university groups.The North America team at Queen's has overarching responsibility for delivering the University's international student recruitment targets and servicing a wide variety of university partnerships in Canada and the USA. A number of these partners send large groups of students or staff to Queen’s and Belfast for programming and cultural immersion throughout the academic year.  The University is keen to ensure professional delivery of Northern Ireland cultural programming and touring for partner institutions through the appointment of a Tour Operator.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 63500000, 63510000, 63511000, 63512000, 63514000, 63515000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The University invites tenders from experienced Northern Ireland Tour Operators who will provide end-to-end planning and delivery of impactful and immersive tourism and cultural experiences for university groups.The North America team at Queen's has ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011963-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-12T11:03:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T03:23:07.929Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0451c7