--- title: "Business Travel PME" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "University of Portsmouth" published: "2026-10-27" --- # Business Travel PME Buyer: University of Portsmouth Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0790d5.json) ## Summary The University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation intends to re-tender business travel services. It is seeking a travel management company to arrange domestic and international travel for a large and diverse group of university stakeholders. The service is expected to cover air and rail travel, and accommodation bookings. Delivery would combine online booking through a platform and smartphone app with offline support through a UK-based call-centre model. The work is intended to serve the university’s travel needs across the United Kingdom. This is an early market engagement exercise: the university is seeking feedback from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers on its proposal before inviting tenders. The process is at planning, with no invitation to tender at this stage. The university plans to seek supplier feedback through 31 December 2026. It expects the existing travel management contract to end in 2027, with the replacement service planned to start on 1 March 2028. The stated contract period runs to 28 February 2032, with a maximum extent to 28 February 2034; the university describes the intended re-contract as lasting up to six years. The estimated value is £9 million including VAT. The procurement is planned as one lot, which is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The procedure and evaluation criteria have not yet been set out. This requirement is most relevant to travel management companies able to support a large, varied customer base and manage both domestic and international bookings. Suppliers should be prepared to provide air and rail booking, accommodation reservations, an online booking platform and a smartphone app, alongside responsive offline support through a UK-based call-centre model. Experience delivering integrated travel services across digital and telephone channels is directly relevant, as is the operational capacity to handle the university’s diverse stakeholder needs. The university is seeking feedback from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers, so businesses with a track record in comparable travel management services are well placed to contribute to the planning. The single-lot structure is stated to be suitable for SMEs, though suppliers will need to meet the eventual service scope. ## Notice The University of Portsmouth is seeking early market feedback from suitably qualified and experienced Suppliers on its proposal to re-tender it's Business Travel Services requirement. The University requires a Travel Management Company (TMC) that can facilitate the travel booking needs for a large and diverse range of stakeholders, including but not limited to Air Travel, Rail Travel and Accommodation Booking, for Domestic and International travel requirements. The University requires a TMC with the provision to provide these services both online through a booking platform and smartphone-based app, and offline through a UK based call-centre type model. The University has used the services of a TMC since 2018. As the current TMC contract is ending in 2027, the University is now seeking to re-contract for this service for up to a further 6 years. ### Planning Information Link to the University of Portsmouth supplier portal is: https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/port/home Where you will be able to view the opportunity and download the PME document which outlines the process and timelines. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101370-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2028 - 28 Feb 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £9,000,000 | | 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 | University of Portsmouth | | Locality | PORTSMOUTH | | Postcode area | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO1 2EG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth | | Local authority | Portsmouth | | Electoral ward | St Thomas | | Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79997000 - Business travel services ## Release History - 27 Oct 2026 at 10:16 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101370-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101370-2026 27th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.port.ac.uk/ - https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/port/home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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