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title: "Travel and Accommodation Management Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e615"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD"
published: "2025-02-21"
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# Travel and Accommodation Management Services

Buyer: AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e615

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## Summary

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), based in Coventry, United Kingdom, has completed a procurement process for "Travel and Accommodation Management Services" in the travel management industry category. This service procurement involves managing complex overseas bookings for a period of 12 months, from 21 February 2025 to 28 February 2026, with a structured and robust procurement exercise planned for early 2026. The procurement was carried out using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition due to previous framework suppliers' inability to meet specific requirements. The contract, valued at GBP 300,000, was awarded to Travel Counsellors Limited on 18 February 2025.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses experienced in multi-destination, group travel arrangements, and providing best-value itineraries. Companies specialising in travel management services, particularly those adept at handling global, complex itineraries, are well-suited to compete and grow their business by participating in similar future procurements. This opportunity highlights the importance of tailored travel solutions and robust service provisions, making it attractive for businesses to establish themselves as reliable partners in the public sector's procurement landscape.

## Notice

To provide travel management services for complex overseas bookings for a period of 12 months, provisioning time for a structured and robust procurement exercise early 2026.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To provide travel management services for complex overseas bookings from 21/02/2025 to 28/02/2026, provisioning time for a structured and robust procurement exercise early 2026.

### Procurement Information

Framework suppliers have been unable to effectively meet service requirements in respect of multi traveller, global trips with complex itineraries, which has led to fragmented ad-hoc travel bookings. This direct award represents establishing a more assured short-term service provision with clearer terms, provisioning effective time (recognising complexities of specified requirements, contract terms, and evaluation criteria) to undertake a competitive procurement for longer term contract requirements

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006602-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £300,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV3 4PE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Cubbington & Leek Wootton |
| Westminster constituency | Kenilworth and Southam |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TRAVEL COUNSELLORS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 63516000 - Travel management services

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2025 at 11:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006602-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ahdb.org.uk

## Provenance

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