Notice Information
Notice Title
WE_569 Travel Services for Azerbaijan
Notice Description
The 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract will have an option to extend two (2) additional times, 12-month duration each.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04f9c6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029670-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
63500000 - Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
63510000 - Travel agency and similar services
63512000 - Sale of travel tickets and package tours services
63515000 - Travel services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £220,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £220,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Jun 2025 - 5 Jun 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Suzan Dogru Asik
- Contact Email
- suzan.asik@britishcouncil.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E20 1JQ
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newham
- Electoral Ward
- Stratford Olympic Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029670-2025
4th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011657-2025
27th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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