Official UK procurement notice
Travel management service for Venue staffs (non-permanent workers)
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£320,000≈ £80k / year · £320,000 inc. VAT25% below final estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2026awarded 5 Sept 2026
Awarded to Ho Phi Long
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Jul 2030 · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTravel management service for Venue staffs (non-permanent workers) in VN Exams
CPV: Travel management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£320,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Social value, quality, methodology approach: 50%
- Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Social value, quality, methodology approach: Quality of service
- Commercial: The best value for money
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 May 2026, 04:05 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 05:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042201- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0693fcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 18:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 May 2026 → 13 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published173 days ago8 May 2026, 04:05 BST
- Clarification questions by167 days ago13 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline137 days ago12 Jun 2026, 18:00 BST
- Award decision expected by119 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts119 days ago1 Jul 2026
- Assessment summaries sent53 days ago5 Sept 2026
- Standstill ends22 days ago6 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
- Latest notice published15 days ago13 Oct 2026, 05:08 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2026- Tender notice published8 May 2026, 04:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 08:39 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2026, 08:39 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Oct 2026, 00:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Oct 2026, 05:08 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £239,9981 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ho Phi Long15 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct 2029 | £239,998 inc. VAT | 5 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ho Phi Long
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2026
- Value
- £239,998 inc. VAT
- Period
- 15 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ho Phi LongAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender