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title: "Travel Management Company (TMC) Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e507"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# Travel Management Company (TMC) Service

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e507

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## Summary

The University of Sussex procured a travel management company to provide a fully managed business travel and student group travel service. The requirement covers journeys within the UK and internationally, together with associated travel services. This is a travel services contract, including arranging and managing travel for university staff and student groups. Delivery is associated with the University’s activity in Brighton, Falmer and the wider Surrey, East and West Sussex area, while the travel itself may take place across the UK and overseas. The buyer is the University of Sussex, a public university based at Sussex House in Falmer, Brighton. The requirement is relevant to travel management companies able to support organisational travel programmes, student group movements and international itineraries through a managed service.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a limited procedure through a compliant direct award under the SUPC framework, without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on 6 July 2026 with Key Travel Limited. Its value is £2,700,000. The procurement was evaluated on price. The requirement was structured as one lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled; the related award is active and the contract is active. The buyer received one bid. The arrangement included an option for one additional 12-month contract extension. The award route was justified as an allowable direct award under the SUPC framework, with the procurement stated to fall outside the relevant directive’s scope.

This award shows sustained institutional demand for a single managed travel service covering both business travel and student group travel, with UK and international reach. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to manage end-to-end travel arrangements for a university, including complex itineraries, group movements and overseas travel. The successful supplier was a large travel management company, indicating that operational capacity, dependable service delivery and the ability to handle varied travel volumes are important. Experience of public-sector or higher-education travel programmes would strengthen a supplier’s position, as would familiarity with framework-based direct awards and the ability to demonstrate competitive pricing. Providers should be able to support the University of Sussex consistently across its Brighton and Falmer operations and wider travel requirements.

## Notice

Travel Management Company (TMC) to provide the University with access to a fully managed Business Travel and Student Group Travel service for all UK and International travel and associated services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Travel Management Company (TMC) to provide the University with access to a fully managed Business Travel and Student Group Travel service for all UK and International travel and associated services.

Options: 1 x 12 month optional contract extension

### Procurement Information

This is an allowable, compliant direct award via SUPC framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077843-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,700,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) |
| Locality | FALMER, BRIGHTON |
| Postcode area | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN1 9RH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Coldean & Stanmer |
| Westminster constituency | Brighton Pavilion |
| Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KEY TRAVEL LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 63515000 - Travel services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 16:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077843-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sussex.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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