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title: "Business Travel Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037214"
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buyer: "FIRST GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED"
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# Business Travel Services

Buyer: FIRST GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037214

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## Summary

The public procurement process is for Business Travel Services initiated by FIRST GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED. The tender title is "Business Travel Services" within the services category. The procurement stage is active, with a total contract value of £13,500,000. The procurement method is a Negotiated Procedure with prior call for competition. The deadline for submission is November 7, 2022.

This tender for Business Travel Services provides opportunities for Travel Management Companies to offer services encompassing hotels, rail travel, air travel, venues, and car hire in the UK. Businesses specialised in travel management solutions and accommodation services would be well-suited to compete. The tender process involves a pre-qualification questionnaire and aims to select a supplier capable of providing the best value and meeting specific requirements of First Rail and First Bus.

## Notice

Business travel solutions for First Rail, including Avanti West Coast, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, TransPennine Express and First Bus. The service provision will provide best value whilst managing travel risk, supporting traveller well-being and maximising business travel return on investment. The Travel Management Company will support our requirements for booking hotels, rail travel, air travel, venues and short-term car hire across our multiple businesses throughout the UK.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

First Rail and First Bus are seeking to contract with one supplier to manage the Group's Business Travel Requirements covering hotels, rail travel, air travel, venues/conferences and short-term car hire. We are seeking proposals that will provide the overall best value whilst delivering the following requirements: - *a booking tool that is user friendly and reliable with the ability to embed our policy requirements and internal approvals. *a flexible contract structure that will fulfil each Divisions (Rail & Bus) requirements. *the option of 24 hour support for the Divisions that require this. *a pricing structure to ensure the supplier provides the best rates using benchmarking. *account management support to react to our changing demands. *a wide enough range of hotels which meet our requirements and hotel rate price caps across the UK. The procurement process will include both First Rail and First Bus requirements and will be conducted in accordance with the Utility Contract Regulations 2016. Following the formal call for competition (contract notice) we will adopt the Negotiated Procedure (ITN) initially shortlisting suppliers through a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) process.

Renewal: Option to extend the contract for a period of up to 24 months. NB. The estimated contract value specified is for the initial 3 year term.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027575-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £13,500,000 |
| Lots value | £13,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FIRST GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W2 1AF |
| 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 | Hyde Park |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79997000 - Business travel services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2022 at 15:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027575-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/dZKig
- http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/dZKigorFirstGroupHoldingsLtd,London,UnitedKingdom.NUTScode:UKI.FRH-Procurement.Indirects@firstrail.com,http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/dZKig
- http://www.firstgroupplc.com

## Provenance

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