Travel Management Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Bedfordshire (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: UK

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

Awarded 12 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Diversity Travel

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Travels

CPV: Travel management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Travel Management systems Organisation to support and operate the processes of not…Awarded

Travel Management systems Organisation to support and operate the processes of not only managing health and safety for work-related travel but the actual travel process itself.

Delivery: UK

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Jun 2025, 16:13 BST
Last source update: 16 Jun 2025, 16:13 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-032715
Classification (CPV): Travel management services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054dae Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award to Diversity Travels on Lot 3 (Combined Travel Services) on the SUPC Framework for the Provision of Travel Management Services ref PFB4053SU

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £315,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Diversity Travel	£315,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 032715-2025-1 · Diversity Travel
Signed
12 Feb 2025
Value
£315,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic	4	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Bedfordshire

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: University of Bedfordshire University Square, Luton, East of England, LU13JUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review UnitReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Diversity Travel LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05993481 Linley House, Dickinson Street, Manchester, UK, M1 4LF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.