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Published 21 Feb 2025, 14:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Travel Management Services · UK public procurement notice

Authority: University of Bedfordshire (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£315,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Diversity Travel2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Travel Services

CPV: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services · Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of Travel Management Services to the UniversityAwarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

63500000 Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services

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: 21 Feb 2025, 14:22 GMT
Last source update: 11 Apr 2025, 11:45 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-014538
Classification (CPV): Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies servicesTravel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
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South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e6ca Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a direct award via the SUPC Travel Management services Framework ref PFB4053 SU

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
11 Apr 2025, 11:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £315,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 21 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Diversity Travel	£315,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Diversity Travel	£315,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 006814-2025-1 · Diversity Travel
Signed
21 Feb 2025
Value
£315,000
Status
active
Contract 014538-2025-1 · Diversity Travel
Signed
12 Feb 2025
Value
£315,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University Of Bedfordshire

Contracting authorityEducationUniversityEducationBody governed by public law GB-UKPRN: University of Bedfordshire University Square, LUTON, East of England, LU13JUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London
The Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Diversity Travel LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05993481 Manchester, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.