{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000845753-2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "date": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000845753", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "org-44", "name": "University of Strathclyde", "identifier": { "legalName": "University of Strathclyde" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Learning & Teaching Building, 49 Richmond Street", "locality": "Glasgow", "region": "UKM82", "postalCode": "G1 1XU" }, "contactPoint": { "name": "Mrs Laura A Shaw", "email": "laura.shaw@strath.ac.uk", "telephone": "+44 7811592949", "url": "https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/" }, "roles": [ "buyer", "centralPurchasingBody" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "id": "Body governed by public law", "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE" }, { "id": "09", "description": "Education", "scheme": "COFOG" } ], "url": "http://www.strath.ac.uk/" } }, { "id": "org-7", "name": "Glasgow Sheriff Court", "identifier": { "legalName": "Glasgow Sheriff Court" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "1 Carlton Place", "locality": "Glasgow", "postalCode": "G5 9DA" }, "contactPoint": { "url": "http://" }, "roles": [ "reviewBody", "mediationBody", "reviewContactPoint" ] } ], "buyer": { "name": "University of Strathclyde", "id": "org-44" }, "tender": { "id": "UOS-37290-2025", "title": "Provision of Travel Management Services", "description": "The Supplier shall provide a fully managed Travel Management Service that is cost-effective, responsive and aligned to the University's operational, sustainability and duty of care objectives. 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The service shall support traveller safety and wellbeing, facilitate informed low-carbon travel choices, deliver value for money, and provide a timely, efficient, user-friendly and high-quality customer experience.", "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566766", "format": "text/html" } ], "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "The University of Strathclyde is seeking to appoint an experienced Travel Management Company to provide a comprehensive, cost-effective and responsive managed travel service for University staff and students. The contract will cover UK and international travel and associated services, including air travel, rail travel, accommodation, ferry and Eurostar travel, vehicle hire, airport transfers, visa support, meetings and conference bookings, longer-term accommodation, and individual and group student travel. The appointed supplier will provide a fully managed service through an online booking tool and offline booking channels, supported by a dedicated account management and administration team and 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year booking, travel advice, emergency assistance and disruption support. The service must support the University's Travel Policy and approval processes, deliver access to appropriate fares and rates, including relevant Global Distribution System, direct-connect and New Distribution Capability content, and provide transparent pricing and price-matching capability. The contract will also include comprehensive traveller risk management and duty-of-care services, including destination risk information, real-time traveller location and \"who is where\" capability, proactive alerts, emergency communications, escalation, relocation and repatriation support. The supplier must support accessible, student and group travel, and the University's international and transnational education activities. The supplier will be required to provide sustainability information and carbon-emissions data, management information, benchmarking, key performance indicator reporting, contract management, continuous improvement, training and promotion of the service. Further details of the requirements are set out in the procurement documents.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.", "status": "active", "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "Quality", "description": "85" }, { "type": "price", "description": "15" } ] }, "options": { "description": "In line with Regulation 72- Modification of Contracts During their Term, of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, this Contract may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in some cases." }, "hasOptions": true, "submissionTerms": { "variantPolicy": "notAllowed" }, "contractPeriod": { "durationInDays": 720 }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "The contract is subject to two up to 12-month extensions. Any extension is to be exercised at the University's entire discretion and will only be valid upon written notification to the Tenderer no later than 30 days prior to the expiry of the preceding term." } } ], "bidOpening": { "date": "2026-11-16T12:00:00Z" }, "communication": { "atypicalToolUrl": "https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/" }, "contractTerms": { "hasElectronicPayment": true, "hasElectronicOrdering": true, "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed" }, "coveredBy": [ "GPA" ], "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "The bidder should provide its (\"average\") yearly turnover for the number of financial years specified in the relevant Contract Notice. The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice (Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance). The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice (Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance). The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice (Public Liability Insurance)", "minimum": "Bidders will be required to have a minimum \"average\" yearly turnover of 15,000,000 GBP for the last three (3) years. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders can hold or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below. The bidder shall maintain in force with reputable insurers employer's liability insurance and public liability insurance in the sum of not less than GBP10,000,000 in respect of any one incident and unlimited as to numbers of claims. The bidder shall maintain in force with reputable insurers professional liability insurance in the sum of not less than GBP2,000,000 in respect of any one incident and unlimited as to numbers of claims. Bidders that do not pass the above Selection Criteria may be eliminated from the tender at this stage in the evaluation." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "Please provide relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last three years as specified", "minimum": "Bidders will be required to provide three examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. Examples provided should be relevant and proportionate to the procurement exercise. This question will have a minimum score of 2. Bidders that do not pass the above Selection Criteria may be eliminated from the tender at this stage in the evaluation." } ] }, "submissionTerms": { "languages": [ "en" ], "bidValidityPeriod": { "durationInDays": 120 } }, "classification": { "id": "63516000", "scheme": "CPV" }, "reviewDetails": "An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss, or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.", "hasRecurrence": true, "recurrence": { "description": "October 2030" }, "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0024", "scheme": "CELEX" } }, "language": "EN", "relatedProcesses": [ { "id": "1", "relationship": [ "planning" ], "scheme": "EU-OJ", "identifier": "2026/S 000-069771" } ], "description": "The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32877. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please see Procurement documents for full detail The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32877. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The University seeks to encourage Community Benefits as part of this contract. Delivery of Community Benefits will be monitored through management information provided by the supplier and as part of the Contract and Supplier Management process. Bidders are required to refer to the guidance and community benefits table in the tender documents and insert offered community benefits A methodology outlining how proposed Community Benefits will be implemented is required. (SC Ref:845753)", "links": [ { "rel": "canonical", "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845753" } ] }