Supply of a booking platform to facilitate the purchase of Covid-19 test(s)

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 3 Aug 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of a booking platform to facilitate the purchase of Covid-19 test(s) by a person who is required by law take Covid-19 test(s) when arriving in the UK from a country designated as being on the ‘Amber List’ or ‘Green List’

CPV: Travel services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1A number of contracting options have been considered including contracting via a CCS…Awarded

A number of contracting options have been considered including contracting via a CCS consultancy framework with the consultancy partner then subcontracting the work to CTM, this has however been commercially rejected due to high fees. MQS Commercial’s recommendation that a direct award under section 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 is made. The duration is short term in nature to October 21.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Sept 2021, 17:04 BST
Last source update: 13 Sept 2021, 17:04 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-022722
Classification (CPV): Travel services
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e031 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Interim solution only, gap in service would results in operational risk for MQS.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Aug 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 022722-2021-1 · Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited
Signed
3 Aug 2021
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	£8,064,573 – £8,064,573

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT NORTH LTDAwarded supplier0488182 SHIRE HOUSE | HUMBOLDT STREET | BRADFORD, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 5HQContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.