Official UK procurement notice
Travel Management Solutions · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement Services are looking to create a framework that will provide public sector customers with a range of travel solutions enabling them to research, book, and manage all their travel requirements along with any additional supporting services they require.
Suppliers must be able to offer the following Services as a minimum:
•Accommodation Booking
•Air Travel
•Rail Travel
•Venue Sourcing
In addition to offering the above essential services, customers may require additional services including, but not limited to:
•Airport lounge access
•Coach travel
•Currency exchange
•Delegate management and support
•Event co-ordination and execution
•Event planning and logistical support
•Ferry services
•Guest and attendee management
•Inflight meals
•Marketing and communication
•Online check-in
•Post-event support
•Pre-event support
•Seat reservations
•Sourcing and booking parking at airports, railway stations and ferry ports
•Sourcing and booking rental cars
•Sourcing and booking taxi transfers
•Special assistance
•Technical setup
•Travel visas and passport services
•VIP services
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
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CPV: Business travel services · Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services · Travel management services · Travel services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “Travel Management Solutions” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 29 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2026, 09:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076517- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05687dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- —
Timeline
29 Jul 2025 → 12 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published29 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
- Market engagement8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
This preliminary market engagement is conducted in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Its purpose is to inform and shape the upcoming procurement process by engaging with the market in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner.
This notice is issued to:
Invite suppliers to participate in pre-market engagement
The purpose of this engagement is to:
Understand market capability and capacity
Inform the development of the specification and pricing mechanism
Explore innovative solutions
Identify potential risks and delivery models
Encourage feedback on existing framework
Suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities:
Online questionnaire
How to participate: Please contact us via the Delta portal messaging service to register your interest in participation of this preliminary engagement notice.
Participation is voluntary and will not affect future tender opportunities.
All information shared during this engagement will be made available to all interested suppliers to ensure fairness.
This is not a call for competition.
- Contract starts391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published76 days ago12 Aug 2026, 09:32 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 Jul 2025, 19:05 BSTUK2
- Procurement termination notice published12 Aug 2026, 09:32 BSTUK12
- Status changed to withdrawn12 Aug 2026, 09:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 30 Jun 2026 | CancelledDear Tenderer, Following a review of submissions, we have identified discrepancies within Annex H which mean we are unable to evaluate bids on a fair and consistent basis. As a result, we have taken the decision to discontinue the current procurement process for the Travel Management Solutions Y26013 Framework. This decision has been made to ensure we uphold the principles of transparency, fairness, and compliance with the Procurement Act 2023. We would like to reassure you that we intend to retender this opportunity, beginning with a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) later this year. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate the time and effort invested in your submission. Procurement Team |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender