Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of tickets for London's key attractions and other activities via the TfL visitor centres
Notice Description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to an opportunity for future services for providing tickets to London's main visitor attractions, theatres, and sightseeing tours. The tickets will be sold by TfL staff via TfL's five visitor centres as detailed below. It is a market awareness exercise to share information on a potential procurement, to engage with the market on the scope and approach and to enable TfL to determine the detailed design of the procurement and commercial process. The purpose is to test the market appetite, generate market interest, and to gain a better understanding of the capability and capacity of suppliers. This activity is focusing on the market as a whole, rather than the merits of individual suppliers. It includes no element of supplier selection or bid evaluation. There is no commitment of any kind inferred by either party.
Lot Information
Lot 1
About TfL Visitor Centres: Visitor centres have been helping Londoners, commuters, and visitors for the last 70 years and are a one-stop shop for all travel-related inquiries, ensuring visitors have a smooth and enjoyable experience in London. There are 5 Visitor Centres around London: Heathrow (Heathrow Terminal 2 & 3 Tube station), King's Cross & St Pancras International (Kings Cross & St Pancras Tube Station), Liverpool Street (Liverpool Street Tube Station), Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly Circus Tube Station) and; Victoria (opposite platform 8 at Victoria Rail Station). Tens of thousands of customers travel through these stations on a daily basis providing high visibility for vendor products and a large opportunity for potential ticket sales. The centres also sell tickets to many of London's top venues including fast-track admission to London's main visitor attractions, theatres, and sightseeing tours. Providing information on London's major visitor attractions remains a key function of the centres today. More information: https://visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk/en/visitor-centres Additional information: Expression of Interest: Suppliers wishing to engage with the Authority for this opportunity are invited to register their interest by Friday 11th October 2024, this will be followed by a short survey. If you wish to register an interest, please send an email clearly stating "TfL Visitor Centres - EOI" in the subject line to meetachohan@tfl.gov.uk including the following information: Contact Name, Name of Organisation, Details of the company's website providing further information about the company, Email address, Telephone contact number. TfL may engage in bilateral meetings with some of the potential suppliers who have completed the survey, to clarify survey responses if required. A tender process may follow the PIN notice, estimated to be launched in mid-November 2024. Following the tender, TfL are seeking to partner with up to three vendors to sell tickets via their Visitor Centres.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04a39f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030987-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
55900000 - Retail trade services
63500000 - Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
63510000 - Travel agency and similar 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 Sep 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Nov 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
- Contact Name
- Meeta Chohan
- Contact Email
- meetachohan@tfl.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7830008014
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E20 1JN
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Newham
- Electoral Ward
- Stratford Olympic Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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