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title: "Defra Group Travel and Accommodation"
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# Defra Group Travel and Accommodation

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a5cd1273-ad50-4725-9037-4b0fc207dc22

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs procured business travel services for the Defra Group and its arm’s-length bodies. The requirement covers domestic and international travel arrangements, accommodation and venue booking. In practical terms, this includes organising travel and securing venues for government staff and associated organisations. The main service category is business travel services (CPV 79997000). Delivery spans the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The procurement is a services requirement and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Suppliers therefore need to support travel and accommodation requirements across a wide geographic footprint, rather than serving only one local area.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 30 July 2026 at 12:00. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The contract was awarded on 3 August 2026 to Clarity Travel Limited for £100,000,000. The award is active and covers the full Defra Group travel and accommodation service. The published procurement information identifies the requirement as a framework call-off but does not set out separate lots or a detailed scoring breakdown. The contracting organisation is the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. The outcome demonstrates that the buyer used an established framework route to appoint a single supplier for the stated travel, accommodation and venue-booking requirement.

For suppliers that did not win this procurement, the award indicates substantial, group-wide demand for managed business travel, accommodation and venue booking from a central government department and its associated bodies. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to arrange both domestic and international travel, manage accommodation and venue bookings, and deliver consistently across the UK, nearby territories, Europe and wider international destinations. The successful supplier profile also points to the importance of operating at significant organisational scale, coordinating varied bookings and supporting users across multiple public bodies. SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises were identified as suitable organisation types, so smaller or mission-led providers may be relevant where they can demonstrate the necessary geographic reach, service capacity and operational controls.

## Notice

Defra Group Travel and Accommodation service. Domestic & international travel & venue booking for Defra & it's ALB's.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9c17dd4-105f-4135-a1f5-4bcf37b9dd93 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Clarity Travel Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79997000 - Business travel services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 14:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9c17dd4-105f-4135-a1f5-4bcf37b9dd93

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9c17dd4-105f-4135-a1f5-4bcf37b9dd93
  17th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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