Teesside University: Travel Management Company (TMC)

UK-Middlesbrough: Travel management services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Teesside University
       Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1642342166, Email: tenders@tees.ac.uk
       Contact: Procurement
       Main Address: http://www.tees.ac.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.tees.ac.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKC1

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Travel Management Company (TMC)            
      Reference number: 17.83

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         63516000 - Travel management services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The purpose of this procurement procedure is to conclude a contract with a Travel Management Company (TMC) who is able to offer a fully managed travel service as detailed in tender document.
Contract duration of 24 months with an option to extend a further 3 x 12 months periods.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 3,750,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Tees Valley and Durham
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: This tender covers the provision of a managed travel service for the purpose of booking all rail and air travel tickets, all hotel accommodation and international car hire.
The TMC will be expected to reserve and issue tickets for all air, rail, sea and road travel, as requested, at the best possible price (combining the most direct and least expensive routes to achieve cost effectiveness).

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 17.83    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 17/09/2018

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 9
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Key Travel Limited
             28-32 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JF, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7398172994, Email: wbinder@keytravel.com
             Internet address: www.keytravel.com
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 3,750,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 3,750,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=346209915

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Teesside University
          Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 16423845017, Email: tenders@tees.ac.uk
          Internet address: www.tees.ac.uk

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Teesside University
          Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 16423845017

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/09/2018