Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Travel Management Services
Notice Description
The contract covers the provision of a fully or semi-integrated Travel Management Company (TMC) solution for the Waythrough Group. The service includes a self-service online booking platform enabling users to book hotels, rail travel, venues and short-term car hire through a single system. The solution will prioritise consolidated billing, streamline travel booking processes, reduce administrative effort for users and finance teams, and provide clear, accurate travel spend data across the Group.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Waythrough has Direct awarded a contract for the provision of a Travel Management Services through the NEPO Travel Management Services framework, a single solution framework. (NEPO507) The contract will commence on the 1st April 2026, with an initial term of three years ending on Tuesday 31st March 2029. There are 2 x 12-month extensions available, which could extend the contract until Wednesday, 31st March 2031.
Options: There are 2 x 12-month extensions available, which could extend the contract until Wednesday, 31st March 2031.
Procurement Information
The contract is awarded by Direct Award call-off from the NEPO 507 Travel Management Services framework agreement, which was procured in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract was awarded without prior publication because the procurement was conducted as a Direct Award call-off from the NEPO 507 Travel Management Services framework agreement, in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Framework call-offs do not require the publication of a separate call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union or the Find a Tender service. The framework is a single source supplier framework
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068172
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033488-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
63516000 - Travel management services
79997000 - Business travel services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,800,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WAYTHROUGH
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DURHAM
- Postcode
- DH6 5PF
- Post Town
- Durham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC41 Durham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- County Durham
- Electoral Ward
- Coxhoe
- Westminster Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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