Notice Information
Notice Title
Travel Management Services
Notice Description
NESO requires a direct contractual relationship with any economic operator for a complete end-to-end integrated solution for Travel Management Services (TMS) to NESO. NESO is transitioning to a fully independent public corporation and seeks to appoint a Travel Management Company (TMC) to manage business travel for approximately 2,800 employees, primarily based in the UK. Two key locations are Wokingham and Warwick. NESO is exploring competitive options via public sector frameworks (e.g. CCS ) or direct award or competitive tender therefore are releasing Pre Market Engagement questions to inform internal strategy and understand what the market is able to offer. The supplier shall provide end-to-end travel management services, including but not limited to: - Online booking tools and offline support aligned with Workday. - Air, rail, hotel, and car hire bookings (short and long term) - Traveller profile management - Policy compliance and approval workflows - Duty of care, safety reviews and risk management - MI reporting and analytics - Dedicated account management The contract term will be initial term 4 years with extension options up to 4 years in 12 month increments.
Planning Information
NESO would like interested organisations to complete the following form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=np48ptu0KkSpTwhxjXiOjCw1qh2SqGBNq3h_BsB8xcpUMFhITExLSThaR0swMFpLRUw0OElZNVRKVy4u which NESO will then collate in order to develop their understanding of the market and complete their assurance process. Further communication in the form of notices will then be published via Find a Tender Service FTS.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cbf0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085270-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- 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
63515000 - Travel services
63516000 - Travel management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Feb 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2030 4-5 years
- 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
- NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Tennille Madigan
- Contact Email
- tennille.madigan@neso.energy
- Contact Phone
- +447795483583
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WOKINGHAM
- Postcode
- RG41 5BN
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Wokingham
- Electoral Ward
- Winnersh
- Westminster Constituency
- Wokingham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085270-2025
22nd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065031-2025
14th October 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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