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RHUL-27040 Secondary Business Travel Management Services

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

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12 Oct 2026 at 17:03

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Summary of the contracting process

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College procured secondary business travel management services for its university. The requirement is to arrange and manage business travel, under the Business Travel lot of the SUPC Travel Management Services Framework. The service is for the university’s business travel needs in Egham, in the South East of England. This is a travel management service rather than the purchase of travel-related goods or construction work. The procurement description identifies it as a secondary contract through an existing framework, linking the requirement to suppliers appointed to that framework’s business travel lot.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Clarity Travel Limited. The award was made on 21 August 2026, following a submission deadline of 21 August 2026. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The awarded value is £400,000. This is a secondary contract under the SUPC Travel Management Services Framework, Business Travel lot. The procurement record gives no further description of the procedure or of the criteria used to evaluate and select the supplier, so the basis for the award cannot be stated beyond the identified framework lot and selected supplier.

This award demonstrates that Royal Holloway and Bedford New College buys managed business travel services through the SUPC Travel Management Services Framework’s Business Travel lot. A supplier seeking to compete for a comparable requirement would need to be capable of managing business travel for a university, and of participating through the relevant framework route. Clarity Travel Limited, a large supplier, was selected, indicating that the buyer awarded this requirement to an established travel management provider. The procurement does not set out specific service capabilities, accreditations, staffing levels or experience thresholds, so these cannot be treated as stated qualification requirements. The commercial relevance is strongest for travel management businesses able to deliver university business travel services within this framework arrangement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RHUL-27040 Secondary Business Travel Management Services

Notice Description

Awarded to Clarity Travel for a Business Travel Services Secondary Contract via SUPC Travel Management Services Framework- Lot 1- Business Travel.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-eef0e288-666f-4188-a4fc-fb35771c173f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/687d2337-7475-407a-b9e3-f6cea5df193c
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EGHAM
Postcode
TW20 0EX
Postcode Area
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Runnymede
Electoral Ward
Englefield Green East
Westminster Constituency
Windsor

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Clarity Travel Limited

Further Information

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