Specialist Travel Booking Services

Concepts

• travel management
• bbc commercial holdings ltd
• bbc studios
• specialist travel booking services
• framework of service providers
• booking services
• corporate travel management
• travel
• appointed service providers
• travel bookings

Location

London

Description

The BBC is acting on its own, and on behalf of its commercial subsidiaries within BBC Commercial Holdings Ltd, including BBC Studios, to conduct a competitive procurement with the intention of establishing a framework of service providers who will deliver corporate travel management and booking services. The service providers will manage complex and customised travel bookings for the BBC which predominantly includes 10 passengers, or more.

Total Quantity or Scope

The BBC is acting on its own, and on behalf of its commercial subsidiaries within BBC Commercial Holdings Ltd, including BBC Studios, to conduct a competitive procurement with the intention of establishing a framework of service providers who will deliver corporate travel management and booking services. The service providers will manage complex and customised travel bookings for the BBC which predominantly includes 10 passengers, or more. Due to the diverse range of content made by the BBC and its subsidiaries, travel is undertaken to wide-range of global destinations. Production related travel could include coverage of breaking news stories, filming of programmes, and broadcasting of planned global events. The services providers will devise bespoke booking solutions to meet distinct requirements, which can be planned for a number of months in advance, or arranged within short notice; delivering value for money with every booking. This is in addition to range of other business and operational travel requirements. The value of the contract covers the maximum total spend over the contracts term, including extensions — incorporating fares, fees to the service providers, in addition to the cost of bookings made by BBC Commercial Holdings Ltd. It is not indicative of what the appointed service providers will be remunerated for their services, or what the BBC is committed to spend through the contract. The value of spend for the contract, is expected to range between — GBP 6 000 000 and GBP 12 000 000.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Following the Initial framework contract period, the framework agreement shall be automatically extended for up to two periods of 12 months, such extensions to occur on the second and third anniversaries of the commencement date. If the BBC does not wish for the framework agreement to be automatically extended, it will give written notice as outlined in the tender documents.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 63516000 - Travel management services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Ltd) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.