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title: "Travel Management Solutions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05687d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES)"
published: "2025-07-29"
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# Travel Management Solutions

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05687d

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## Summary

Kent County Council, trading as Procurement Services, is initiating a procurement process for a framework agreement titled "Travel Management Solutions," focused on supporting and auxiliary transport services, travel agencies, and business travel services. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a preliminary market engagement due by 8th August 2025. This engagement is designed to inform the specification and pricing mechanism through marketplace insights. Located in West Malling, UK, this procurement process will potentially span from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2029, inviting participation from suppliers to prepare a comprehensive travel management offering for public sector entities.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in travel management and auxiliary transport services to expand their offerings to a wide range of public sector clients. Organisations that provide comprehensive travel solutions, including accommodation bookings, air and rail travel, and venue sourcing, will find this opportunity particularly enticing. Additional services such as event management, technical setup, and VIP services will bolster a supplier's suitability for this framework. With an estimated gross value of £600 million, this framework offers substantial long-term growth potential for suppliers committed to delivering innovative travel services within a government context.

## Notice

Procurement Services are looking to create a framework that will provide public sector customers with a range of travel solutions enabling them to research, book, and manage all their travel requirements along with any additional supporting services they require. Suppliers must be able to offer the following Services as a minimum: *Accommodation Booking *Air Travel *Rail Travel *Venue Sourcing In addition to offering the above essential services, customers may require additional services including, but not limited to: *Airport lounge access *Coach travel *Currency exchange *Delegate management and support *Event co-ordination and execution *Event planning and logistical support *Ferry services *Guest and attendee management *Inflight meals *Marketing and communication *Online check-in *Post-event support *Pre-event support *Seat reservations *Sourcing and booking parking at airports, railway stations and ferry ports *Sourcing and booking rental cars *Sourcing and booking taxi transfers *Special assistance *Technical setup *Travel visas and passport services *VIP services For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Supporting-and-auxiliary-transport-services%3B-travel-agencies-services./XX4276B7VT To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XX4276B7VT

### Planning Information

This preliminary market engagement is conducted in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Its purpose is to inform and shape the upcoming procurement process by engaging with the market in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner.
This notice is issued to:
Invite suppliers to participate in pre-market engagement
The purpose of this engagement is to:
Understand market capability and capacity
Inform the development of the specification and pricing mechanism
Explore innovative solutions
Identify potential risks and delivery models
Encourage feedback on existing framework
Suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities:
Online questionnaire
How to participate: Please contact us via the Delta portal messaging service to register your interest in participation of this preliminary engagement notice.
Participation is voluntary and will not affect future tender opportunities.
All information shared during this engagement will be made available to all interested suppliers to ensure fairness.
This is not a call for competition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044048-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 8 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES) |
| Locality | WEST MALLING |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME19 4YT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Electoral ward | Kings Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 63515000 - Travel services
- 63516000 - Travel management services
- 79997000 - Business travel services

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2025 at 18:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044048-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044048-2025
  29th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XX4276B7VT
- https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Supporting-and-auxiliary-transport-services%3B-travel-agencies-services./XX4276B7VT
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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