Find a TenderPast planning noticePlanned procurement notice
Published 28 May 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES ITT · York St John University (May 2025)

Official notice

Authority: York St John University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£600,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 12 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 24 Sept 2027 · up to 24 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 24 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified provider for international travel bookings. Predominantly via an online booking platform with offline support. Full international coverage of flights, accommodation, rail, car hire and ferries. We would look for the most economical travel options, but also those that are sustainable. We require 24x7 emergency helpline support for our travellers with active monitoring of all destinations for client support when required.

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CPV: Sale of travel tickets and package tours services · Travel agency and similar services · Travel management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 24 Sept 2025 – 24 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 24 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: This will be a 2-year contract, with an additional 1+1 years extensions on provision of excellent service.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 40%Social value: 10%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Online Platform Capability: 30%
  • Offline Support Capability: 10%
  • Pricing and overall value for money: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Online Platform Capability: Long criteria description
  • Offline Support Capability: Long criteria description
  • Sustainability: Long criteria description
  • Social Value: Long criteria description
  • Pricing and overall value for money: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 May 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
28 May 2025, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 26 Jul 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028223
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Sale of travel tickets and package tours servicesTravel agency and similar servicesTravel management services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052842 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Jul 2025
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please submit via the Delta portal.

Timeline

28 May 2025 → 24 Sept 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    28 May 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    12 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Clarification questions by
    1 Jul 2025
  4. Submission deadline
    7 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    26 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  6. Contract starts400 days ago
    24 Sept 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    28 May 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK3

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

York St John University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRG-9322-VXQG Lord Mayors Walk, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO31 7EXContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure