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Published 15 Apr 2021, 16:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FRAMEWORK-SERVICES-BUSINESS TRAVEL MANAGEMENT · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServices
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 16 Apr 2021from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

United Utilities (UU) is currently undertaking market research, and as part of a pre-market engagement exercise, would be interested in hearing from suppliers who are able to provide Business Travel Management Services, as outlined within the specification below.

UU will then use this information to help determine the overall approach and future strategy in relation to an upcoming tender. Any subsequent procurement will be advertised at a later date via a separate notice.

CPV: Ferry transport services · Hotel accommodation services · Hotel meeting and conference services · Other hotel services · Public transport services by railways · Scheduled air transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The requirement is for a single supplier to provide UU with the full list of services…Planned

The requirement is for a single supplier to provide UU with the full list of services outlined below 24/7 365 days a year: -

  • COVID-19 – The Company would like to understand how Covid-19 has impacted the Business Travel market. In particular, whether suppliers have adapted their service offerings to support recent changes, such as an increase in working from home.
  • Travel – Air, & Other - The provision of tickets for Domestic, European and International travel. Including the facility for reservations, cancellations and amendments.
  • Accommodation - Provide a cost effective accommodation booking service including the facility for reservations, cancellations and amendments.
  • Rail (UK/EU) - The provision of cost effective services for rail travel including ticket reservations, cancellations and amendments.
  • Conference and Event Management - The provision to secure facilities for meetings, events and conferences in the UK. This includes reservations, cancellations and amendments.
  • Online Platform - Provide an online ordering system/platform which is user-friendly, and has mobile app functionality. This will be the primary ordering point for all services UU requires.
  • Offline support (outside of normal business hours) – Provision of a dedicated ‘offline’ team to assist UU employees making bookings, and ad-hoc query support.
  • Account Managed VIP Service - for UU Directors and members of the Executive Leadership Team. This will require help with complex travel requirements and, provide an overall account managed service to the associated Executive Secretaries.
  • Payment for Services – The provision of a credit facility to ensure zero cost to the bookers(s) at the point of check-in/check-out.
  • Strategic Account Management – Provide a designated Account Manager to manage the UU Account, and hold overall responsibility for the successful running of the account whilst providing a single point of contact for the Company. Additional information: There is no specific delivery location for this set of requirements, but the Supplier must be able to provide the services detailed within this document worldwide.
Delivery: North West

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “FRAMEWORK-SERVICES-BUSINESS TRAVEL MANAGEMENT” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Apr 2021, 16:06 BST
Last source update
15 Apr 2021, 16:06 BST
Authority reference
PRO003751
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007951
Classification (CPV)
Ferry transport servicesHotel accommodation servicesHotel meeting and conference servicesOther hotel servicesPublic transport services by railwaysScheduled air transport services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a680 Find a Tender

Publisher note: If you have experience in this area please could you provide at a minimum the following information and submit to the United Utilities Regulatory Procurement Team mailbox: RegulatoryProcurementTeam@uuplc.co.uk • Company Name • Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in Company • Using no more than 2 (Two) pages of A4 (Font Arial size 10), please outlines any services that can be offered over and above the requirements outlined within this document.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

15 Apr 2021 → 16 Apr 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Apr 2021, 16:06 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    16 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Utilities Water Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater 02366678 Lingley Mere Business Park, Warrington, North West, WA5 3LPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.