Official UK procurement notice
WE_569 Travel Services for Azerbaijan
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council Azerbaijan is seeking to sign a contract with a registered, reliable and efficient Travel Management Company (TMC) located and operating in Azerbaijan to cater its business travel requirements. The travel provider will be required to provide travel services to the British Council Azerbaijan to support the activities for all departments, employees and visitors.
CPV: Travel agency and similar services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished valueAZN 220,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 25%
- Methodology: 25%
- Pricing: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value
- Quality
- Methodology: Methodology and Approach
- Pricing : Pricing Approach
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2025, 19:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2025, 08:08 BST
- Authority reference
RFP1023986- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011657- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f9c6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
27 Mar 2025 → 4 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published27 Mar 2025, 19:25 GMT
- Submission deadline22 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts12 May 2025
- Latest notice published4 Jun 2025, 08:08 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2025- Tender notice published27 Mar 2025, 19:25 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Jun 2025, 08:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Jun 2025, 08:08 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Jun 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIT Travel_AZE6 Jun 2025 – 6 Jun 2027 · up to 6 Jun 2029Extensions: Can be extended for additional 2 years after the initial 2 years. | AZN 100,000 inc. VAT | 3 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AIT Travel_AZEAwarded 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