--- title: "BTA1707 Quality Scheme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-731ae54b-9081-4035-987b-f3e050dc4d52" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-731ae54b-9081-4035-987b-f3e050dc4d52" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-731ae54b-9081-4035-987b-f3e050dc4d52.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-731ae54b-9081-4035-987b-f3e050dc4d52.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BRITISH TOURIST AGENCY" published: "2022-06-23" --- # BTA1707 Quality Scheme Buyer: BRITISH TOURIST AGENCY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-731ae54b-9081-4035-987b-f3e050dc4d52 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-731ae54b-9081-4035-987b-f3e050dc4d52) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-731ae54b-9081-4035-987b-f3e050dc4d52.json) ## Summary The British Tourist Agency is initiating a procurement process under the title "BTA1707 Quality Scheme," focusing on marketing services in London, United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a licensing opportunity to be awarded for a three-year period, commencing no later than 1 October 2022. Interested suppliers are invited to provide feedback and indicative pricing by the future notice communication deadline of 6 July 2022. The licence allows successful bidders to conduct quality assurance assessments of tourism businesses throughout England, including both accommodation and visitor attractions. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), looking to expand within the tourism sector. Providers that can demonstrate innovation in quality assurance, provide guidance aligned with national standards, and develop effective strategies for engaging with tourism businesses would be well-suited to compete. Engaging in this opportunity can help strengthen partnerships with the national tourist board and enhance visibility in the market. ## Notice VisitEngland, the national tourist board, legally incorporated under the Development of Tourism Act 1969 as British Tourist Authority ("BTA" or "BTA, the Licensor"), is seeking to award a three-year licence subject to an annual fee payable starting no later than 1 October 2022. The licence will enable the successful bidder ("the Licensee") to undertake quality assurance assessments of tourism businesses in England for and on behalf of the national tourist board. Besides the assessment of establishments within the star-rated tourist accommodation schemes, this licenced contract opportunity also includes responsibility for the management of the non-accommodation schemes, including visitor attractions. VisitEngland are particularly keen to work with the provider on innovation around advice and guidance that aligns in part to the Common Standards. The aims of this PIN is to see whether there is interest and the ability within the market to deliver our requirements and for potential suppliers to provide details of how they could deliver them with indicative pricing. We also want potential suppliers to tell us what they need from us to do that. This PIN/market testing should inform our procurement strategy. Therefore, we are interested to receive feedback from the market regarding the optimum route to market. Access to the documentation to participate in this PIN process can be accessed free of charge using the following link: https://visitbritain.force.com/s/Welcome ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c980229d-887d-45a9-94c3-d8d417aa20f8 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Jun 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Jul 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Sep 2022 - 29 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRITISH TOURIST AGENCY | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1W 0BD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79342000 - Marketing services ## Release History - 23 Jun 2022 at 14:52 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c980229d-887d-45a9-94c3-d8d417aa20f8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c980229d-887d-45a9-94c3-d8d417aa20f8 23rd June 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://visitbritain.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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