Travel Management Company (TMC) Service

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)

Awarded value£2,700,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Key Travel

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Travel Management Company (TMC) to provide the University with access to a fully managed Business Travel and Student Group Travel service for all UK and International travel and associated services.

CPV: Travel services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

Extensions: 1 x 12 month optional contract extension

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Aug 2026, 16:47 BST
Last source update: 14 Aug 2026, 16:47 BST
Authority reference: US_22167
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-077843
Classification (CPV): Travel services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e507 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is an allowable, compliant direct award via SUPC framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,700,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Key Travel	£2,700,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 077843-2026-1 · Key Travel
Signed
6 Jul 2026
Value
£2,700,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000672 Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN19RHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The University of SussexReview body Brighton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

KEY TRAVEL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01524302 Manchester, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.