Business Travel Management Services

Concepts

• travel management
• business travel management services
• sunderland
• pro-active account management
• line service
• travel alerts
• clear management information
• hotel services
• traveller safety
• travel

Location

Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, and Canary Wharf, London, UK

Description

Total Quantity or Scope

The University of Sunderland and its subsidiaries, is inviting tenders to provide Business Travel Management Services for its UK and International requirements including Air, Rail, and Hotel services; Ferry, Eurostar, International Rail, Taxi and Vehicle Hire; and relevant professional advice to all clients, including Visa, travel alerts, etc.The successful supplier will provide both a self-serve on-line portal and an off-line service, along with pro-active account management, traveller safety at its core, and clear Management Information to ensure an efficient, cost effective provision.Commencing approximately June 2021, the tender is for a period of 3 years’ with the option to extend for 2 years’ in annual increments. Overall contract value is estimated at GBP 2,500,000 over 5 years’ (the maximum contract length) i.e. GBP £500,000 per annum (excluding VAT) - note there are no guarantees on spend levels. We also reserve the right to spend a further 50% of the anticipated spend, subject to changes to requirements across the University for the duration of the award.Expressions of interest and tender documents are available via In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsunderland/aspx/Home. Additional information: It is anticipated that some travel may be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potentially research bodies, etc

CPV Codes

• 63516000 - Travel management services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

The University of Sunderland and its subsidiaries requires a single Travel Management Company to provide both online and offline business travel and associated services, to commence from approximately June 2021.Expressions of interest and tender documents are available via In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsunderland/aspx/Home ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **