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14 May 2026 at 11:24

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14 May 2026 at 11:14

Award

09 Oct 2024 at 15:50

Tender

23 May 2024 at 10:35

Planning

02 Aug 2023 at 17:36

Summary of the contracting process

The latest procurement process under review involves the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) with their travel management services contract titled "CEFAS25-07 Travel Management Services". This contract, classified under travel management services (CPV: 63516000), has been awarded to Clarity Travel Limited for a value of £9,000,000. The process followed was a selective procurement method utilising a restricted procedure. Although the procurement status is complete, significant activities took place up to the award and contract signing on 7 May 2026, particularly involving the central purchasing body carrying out regulatory frameworks such as the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). The procurement was structured to support travel bookings for CEFAS staff by simplifying and enhancing the booking process, with an emphasis on safety, effectiveness, and sustainability.

This tender presents considerable opportunities for businesses specialising in travel management and logistic solutions to expand their operations into public sector contracts. Specifically, companies offering advanced travel booking platforms and efficiency-driven logistics can compete effectively. Businesses focusing on high-quality service delivery supported by technical presentation and social value propositions would find this contract appealing. Large-scale enterprises like Clarity Travel Limited with a proven capacity to handle comprehensive travel solutions have an opportunity to secure lucrative contracts, further fostering business growth and establishing strong relations with public sector agencies.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

CEFAS25-07 Travel Management Services

Notice Description

This is a call-off through CCS RM6342 Travel, Transport, Accommodation and Venue solutions lot 2. Cefas requires a new travel management solution to enable the organisation to make booking travel simpler, safer, more effective and sustainable for all of our staff.

Lot Information

UK & OVERSEAS-BOOKED BUSINESS TRAVEL, APPROVED CIVILIAN PROGRAMMES AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SOLUTIONS

Cefas requires a new travel management solution to enable the organisation to make booking travel simpler, safer, more effective and sustainable for all of our staff.

UK & OVERSEAS-BOOKED BUSINESS TRAVEL, APPROVED CIVILIAN PROGRAMMES AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SOLUTIONS

A lot to cover the full scope of traditional UK or global-booked business travel, meetings, conferences and venues for events. Civilian programmes and crisis response travel and accommodation solutions, with additional (optional) wraparound welfare and security services for civilians as part of venue or accommodation-find services. Chartered air, rail or ground transportation for any type of planned or unplanned event or emergency response situation; commercial air, rail, ground transport or accommodation services. Accommodation including but not limited to hotels, serviced apartments, holiday parks, marine vessels. To be clear, this is a "one stop shop" lot, which can cater for all services that are catered separately under Lots 2, 3 and 4. Additional information: Crown Commercial Service is acting as the Agent on behalf of the Authority. Places to be awarded is a maximum of 3 per lot.

Renewal: The initial duration of the Framework is 36 months, with an option to extend for 12 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

UK-BOOKED NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRAVEL

Complete travel management services for standard customer usage, covering UK point of sale only. The lot will allow the online and offline booking of air, rail, ground transportation and accommodation services. It will not include any civilian travel or accommodation programmes / major crisis response services such as charters. Neither will it include the additional wraparound welfare services included in Lots 1 and 4. It will also not include meetings and events, as this is covered in Lots 1 and 3. Additional information: Crown Commercial Service is acting as the Agent on behalf of the Authority. Places to be awarded is a maximum of 3 per lot.

Renewal: The initial duration of the Framework is 36 months, with an option to extend for 12 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations.

VENUE-FIND & SUPPORTING SERVICES FOR MEETINGS, CONFERENCES & EVENTS

Lot 3 will be a venue-find service for meetings, conferences and events (MICE). The demographic for this lot will be purely business travel and will not include venues for civilian cohorts such as Asylum Seekers or Rough Sleepers. Accommodation in commercial venues can be sourced via this lot if it is in relation to a venue booking for a meeting. Such venues will also be expected to provide core additional services such as food and beverages, laundry and refreshments: any service that a venue can normally provide for a meeting can be sourced via this lot. Similarly, ground transportation such as coaches and taxis can only be provided on this lot if it relates directly to a venue booked for the meeting or event. This will be a UK Point of Sale only lot. Additional information: Crown Commercial Service is acting as the Agent on behalf of the Authority. Places to be awarded is a maximum of 1 per lot.

Renewal: The initial duration of the Framework is 36 months, with an option to extend for 12 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations.

ACCOMMODATION & VENUES FOR APPROVED CIVILIAN PROGRAMMES

Venue sourcing for primarily civilian / refugee usage, including but not limited to hotels, serviced apartments, holiday parks, marine vessels as hotels and secure accommodation venues. This lot will also include the option to source Wraparound services to cater for the on-site requirements at the venue for the cohort in question. This could include but not be limited to: welfare service provision, site security services, liaison with venue providers, translation services and signposting to local education, health or employment services. Ground transportation to move cohorts of Service Users (SUs) between locations and to/from appointments or their arrival point (eg. asylum seekers) can also be sourced via this lot. This lot is not to be used for normal duty/business accommodation unless it is in direct support of civilian cohort programmes, with the sole exception of troops (MOD). Additional information: Crown Commercial Service is acting as the Agent on behalf of the Authority. Places to be awarded is a maximum of 2 per lot

Renewal: Crown Commercial Service is acting as the Agent on behalf of the Authority. Places to be awarded is a maximum of 2 per lot.

UK-BOOKED NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRAVEL

Complete travel management services for standard customer usage, covering UK point of sale only. This lot allows the online and offline booking of air, rail, ground transportation and accommodation services. It would not include any civilian travel or accommodation programmes / major crisis response services such as charters. Neither would it include the additional wraparound welfare services included in Lots 1 and 4. It would also not include meetings and events, as this is covered in Lots 1 and 3. Additional information: Crown Commercial Service is acting as the Agent on behalf of the Authority. 3 Places to be awarded because it was a maximum of 3 per lot.

VENUE-FIND & SUPPORTING SERVICES FOR MEETINGS, CONFERENCES & EVENTS

Lot 3 would be a venue-find service for meetings, conferences and events (MICE). The demographic for this lot would be purely business travel and would not include venues for civilian cohorts such as Asylum Seekers or Rough Sleepers. Accommodation in commercial venues could be sourced via this lot if it is in relation to a venue booking for a meeting. Such venues would also be expected to provide core additional services such as food and beverages, laundry and refreshments: any service that a venue could normally provide for a meeting can be sourced via this lot. Similarly, ground transportation such as coaches and taxis could only be provided on this lot if it relates directly to a venue booked for the meeting or event. This would be a UK Point of Sale only lot. Additional information: Crown Commercial Service has acted as the Agent on behalf of the Authority. 1 Place to be awarded because it was a maximum of 1 per lot.

ACCOMMODATION & VENUES FOR APPROVED CIVILIAN PROGRAMMES

Venue source for primarily civilian / refugee usage, including but not limited to hotels, serviced apartments, holiday parks, marine vessels as hotels and secure accommodation venues. This lot would also include the option to source Wraparound services to cater for the on-site requirements at the venue for the cohort in question. This could include but not be limited to: welfare service provision, site security services, liaison with venue providers, translation services and signposting to local education, health or employment services. Ground transportation to move cohorts of Service Users (SUs) between locations and to/from appointments or their arrival point (eg. asylum seekers) could also be sourced via this lot. This lot won't be used for normal duty/business accommodation unless it is in direct support of civilian cohort programmes, with the sole exception of troops (MOD). Additional information: Crown Commercial Service has acted as the Agent on behalf of the Authority. 2 Places to be awarded because it was a maximum of 2 per lot.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec93
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044294-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

48 - Software package and information systems

50 - Repair and maintenance services

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

70 - Real estate services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

30237240 - Web camera

33140000 - Medical consumables

33952000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles

34114210 - Prisoner-transport vehicles

34114400 - Minibuses

34115200 - Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons

34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

34121000 - Buses and coaches

34121100 - Public-service buses

34121300 - Double-decker buses

34121400 - Low-floor buses

34121500 - Coaches

34500000 - Ships and boats

34510000 - Ships

34512000 - Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods

34512200 - Cruise ships

38950000 - Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment

48222000 - Web server software package

50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

50240000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment

50241100 - Vessel repair services

55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55100000 - Hotel services

55110000 - Hotel accommodation services

55120000 - Hotel meeting and conference services

55130000 - Other hotel services

55200000 - Camping sites and other non-hotel accommodation

55210000 - Youth hostel services

55220000 - Camping-site services

55240000 - Holiday centre and holiday home services

55250000 - Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation

55270000 - Services provided by bed and breakfast establishments

55520000 - Catering services

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60100000 - Road transport services

60112000 - Public road transport services

60120000 - Taxi services

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver

60200000 - Railway transport services

60400000 - Air transport services

60410000 - Scheduled air transport services

60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services

60423000 - Air-charter services

60424000 - Hire of air transport equipment with crew

60424100 - Hire of aircraft with crew

60424110 - Hire of fixed-wing aircraft with crew

60424120 - Hire of helicopters with crew

60600000 - Water transport services

60650000 - Hire of water transport equipment with crew

60651000 - Hire of vessels with crew

60651100 - Hire of sea-going vessels with crew

60651200 - Hire of inland waterway vessels with crew

60653000 - Hire of boats with crew

63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63500000 - Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services

63510000 - Travel agency and similar services

63515000 - Travel services

63516000 - Travel management services

63520000 - Transport agency services

63710000 - Support services for land transport

63711000 - Support services for railway transport

63712000 - Support services for road transport

63720000 - Support services for water transport

63726000 - Miscellaneous water transport support services

63726400 - Ship chartering services

63726600 - Ship-operating services

63730000 - Support services for air transport

64224000 - Teleconferencing services

70130000 - Letting services of own property

70300000 - Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis

70333000 - Housing services

71320000 - Engineering design services

75111100 - Executive services

75122000 - Administrative healthcare services

75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

75240000 - Public security, law and order services

79111000 - Legal advisory services

79415200 - Design consultancy services

79430000 - Crisis management services

79530000 - Translation services

79540000 - Interpretation services

79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel

79710000 - Security services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

79952000 - Event services

79993000 - Building and facilities management services

79997000 - Business travel services

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

85320000 - Social services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

98300000 - Miscellaneous services

98340000 - Accommodation and office services

98341000 - Accommodation services

98341100 - Accommodation management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,500,000,000 Over £10B
Lots Value
£12,500,000,000 Over £10B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,509,000,000 Over £10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 May 20263 months ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
20 Mar 2024Expired
Award Date
1 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active, Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
Additional Buyers

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
NR33 0HT
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH63 East Suffolk
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
East Suffolk
Electoral Ward
Kirkley & Pakefield
Westminster Constituency
Lowestoft

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Clarity Travel Limited

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