--- title: "Provision of Travel Management Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-889b0d0d-074d-4181-af92-bd83ec0db36f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-889b0d0d-074d-4181-af92-bd83ec0db36f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-889b0d0d-074d-4181-af92-bd83ec0db36f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-889b0d0d-074d-4181-af92-bd83ec0db36f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION" published: "2019-02-27" --- # Provision of Travel Management Service Buyer: COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-889b0d0d-074d-4181-af92-bd83ec0db36f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-889b0d0d-074d-4181-af92-bd83ec0db36f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-889b0d0d-074d-4181-af92-bd83ec0db36f.json) ## Summary The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is seeking to procure a Travel Management Service through an open tender process. The title of this project is 'Provision of Travel Management Service', and the estimated budget for the contract is £1,000,000, spanning fiscal year 2018/2019. The tender is currently in the planning stage, with the contract expected to commence on 10th August 2019 and run until 9th August 2023. Interested parties should register on the CWGC e-Procurement portal by 1st April 2019, prior to the official tender announcement. This contract presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in travel management services, particularly those offering hotel accommodation, rail and air travel booking, and comprehensive travel management solutions. Companies that qualify as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) or Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) may find this an advantageous prospect to broaden their service offerings and strengthen their market position, given the extensive travel requirements of the CWGC across various regions including the United Kingdom and overseas territories. ## Notice The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) was established in 1917 to honour the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars. Our work covers cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations in more than 150 countries and territories which requires extensive worldwide travel. Key areas include but are not limited to: - Hotel Accommodation, - Rail Travel and Bookings, - Travel Management Services, and - Air Travel. Our current contract travel management contract, which provides both an on-line booking and bureau service, expires on 10th August 2019 and work has commenced on the development of the forthcoming tender exercise, including canvassing the views of the various stakeholders We are not, at this stage, asking suppliers to notify us of their interest in this tender, nor will we be providing any additional information to that provided in this notice, prior to the tender being issued. Instead, we are advising interested parties that the tender will be conducted using the CWGC e-Procurement portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/Home and are inviting interested parties to register with the portal prior to the tender being issued. Additional information: When registering with the portal, please complete as much of the information as possible. When entering a contact email address for both the Primary and Additional Users, you are advised to use a generic address which can be readily accessed by more than one person i.e. "tenders@xyz.com ", rather than a personal address such as "RKipling@xyz.com ". This will ensure that any communications sent by us via the portal will be read even if an individual in unavailable through leave or sickness, for example. Also, you can include as many "Business Classifications" as you think are appropriate (the wild card for searching is "_") but, as a minimum, can you please include "4155 - Travel - Air", "4300 - Travel - Hotels", and"4150 - Travel - Train/Ferry/Coach/Bus" - which are the closest internal matches for the forthcoming project. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544dca71-9656-45fe-ad79-24758e410b29 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 9 Aug 2019 - 9 Aug 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION | | Locality | MAIDENHEAD | | Post town | Slough | | Postcode | SL6 7DX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ15 Berkshire East | | Local authority | Windsor and Maidenhead | | Electoral ward | St Mary's | | Westminster constituency | Maidenhead | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services ### Codes - 63516000 - Travel management services ## Release History - 27 Feb 2019 at 09:03 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544dca71-9656-45fe-ad79-24758e410b29 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544dca71-9656-45fe-ad79-24758e410b29 27th February 2019 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.cwgc.org - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cwgc/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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