Planning

Provision of Travel Management Service

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

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Planning

27 Feb 2019 at 09:03

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is seeking to procure a Travel Management Service through an open tender process. The title of this project is 'Provision of Travel Management Service', and the estimated budget for the contract is £1,000,000, spanning fiscal year 2018/2019. The tender is currently in the planning stage, with the contract expected to commence on 10th August 2019 and run until 9th August 2023. Interested parties should register on the CWGC e-Procurement portal by 1st April 2019, prior to the official tender announcement.

This contract presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in travel management services, particularly those offering hotel accommodation, rail and air travel booking, and comprehensive travel management solutions. Companies that qualify as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) or Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) may find this an advantageous prospect to broaden their service offerings and strengthen their market position, given the extensive travel requirements of the CWGC across various regions including the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Travel Management Service

Notice Description

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) was established in 1917 to honour the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars. Our work covers cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations in more than 150 countries and territories which requires extensive worldwide travel. Key areas include but are not limited to: - Hotel Accommodation, - Rail Travel and Bookings, - Travel Management Services, and - Air Travel. Our current contract travel management contract, which provides both an on-line booking and bureau service, expires on 10th August 2019 and work has commenced on the development of the forthcoming tender exercise, including canvassing the views of the various stakeholders We are not, at this stage, asking suppliers to notify us of their interest in this tender, nor will we be providing any additional information to that provided in this notice, prior to the tender being issued. Instead, we are advising interested parties that the tender will be conducted using the CWGC e-Procurement portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/Home and are inviting interested parties to register with the portal prior to the tender being issued. Additional information: When registering with the portal, please complete as much of the information as possible. When entering a contact email address for both the Primary and Additional Users, you are advised to use a generic address which can be readily accessed by more than one person i.e. "tenders@xyz.com ", rather than a personal address such as "RKipling@xyz.com ". This will ensure that any communications sent by us via the portal will be read even if an individual in unavailable through leave or sickness, for example. Also, you can include as many "Business Classifications" as you think are appropriate (the wild card for searching is "_") but, as a minimum, can you please include "4155 - Travel - Air", "4300 - Travel - Hotels", and"4150 - Travel - Train/Ferry/Coach/Bus" - which are the closest internal matches for the forthcoming project.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544dca71-9656-45fe-ad79-24758e410b29
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

63516000 - Travel management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Feb 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 2019Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Aug 2019 - 9 Aug 2023 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
Contact Name
Peter Lloyd
Contact Email
peter.lloyd@cwgc.org
Contact Phone
01628 507236

Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDENHEAD
Postcode
SL6 7DX
Post Town
Slough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ15 Berkshire East
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Electoral Ward
St Mary's
Westminster Constituency
Maidenhead

Further Information

Notice Documents

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