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Welsh Government Business Travel and Accommodation Contract

LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

15 Sep 2025 at 00:00

Tender

20 Feb 2025 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Welsh Government, operating within the industry category of general public services, is overseeing the procurement process for a Business Travel and Accommodation contract. The procurement is being conducted through an open procedure initiated with an open tender phase, with the submission deadline having been on 2nd April 2025. The primary focus of this procurement is on services, particularly in the UKL region. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, as of September 2025, and seeks to establish a contract potentially lasting for up to five years, considering optional extensions.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in travel and accommodation services, particularly those offering comprehensive offline and online booking solutions. Businesses capable of providing added value through services such as user training, management information systems, and a range of booking solutions for hotels, train, air, and Eurotunnel will find this contract favourable. SMEs and consortia with robust service facilitation capabilities may be best positioned to benefit from this procurement, foster recurring government partnerships, and potentially access an expenditure of up to GBP 8,000,000 over the contract duration, including extensions.

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Notice Title

Welsh Government Business Travel and Accommodation Contract

Notice Description

The Client wishes to establish a contract for the supply of Business Travel & Accommodation solutions. The contract term will be for 2 years, plus a two year and an additional one year optional extension periods available to the Client.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Bidder will provide offline and online booking solutions for the Clients Business Travel and Accommodation requirements. This includes for hotels, train, air and Eurotunnel requirements. The successful Bidder will provide all the services described in the specification, including complimentary user training, online user guides/ guidance and management information as described in this specification. The contract term will be for 2 years, plus a two year and an additional one year optional extension periods available to the Client.. The contract term will be for 2 years, plus a two year and an additional one year optional extension periods available to the Client. The spend figure in section II.2.6 is the maximum spend over the contract term including the extension options should they be utilised. Bidders should note the 2024 spend was approx. GBP 1,000,000 and there is no guaranteed contract spend.

Renewal: 24 months, plus an optional 24 + 12 months extension options

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-148245
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148245
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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

63510000 - Travel agency and similar services

79997000 - Business travel services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
5 years

Notice Status

Tender Status
Unsuccessful
Lots Status
Unsuccessful
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Corporate Procurement Services
Contact Email
cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales
Contact Phone
+44 3000257095

Buyer Location

Locality
CAERDYDD / CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 3NQ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB497851
    Welsh Government Business Travel and Accommodation Contract - The Client wishes to establish a contract for the supply of Business Travel & Accommodation solutions. The contract term will be for 2 years, plus a two year and an additional one year optional extension periods available to the Client.
  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP544336
    Welsh Government Business Travel and Accommodation Contract - The Client wishes to establish a contract for the supply of Business Travel & Accommodation solutions. The contract term will be for 2 years, plus a two year and an additional one year optional extension periods available to the Client.

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