Contract

National Quality Assessment Scheme

  • VisitBritain/VisitEngland

F25: Concession award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-000086

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-035a63

Published 3 January 2023, 4:08pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

VisitBritain/VisitEngland

3 Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria

London

SW1W 0BD

Contact

Procurement Team

Email

procurement@visitbritain.org

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI3 - Inner London – West

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.visitbritain.org

Buyer's address

www.visitbritain.org

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Tourism


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

National Quality Assessment Scheme

Reference number

BTA1707

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

VisitBritain/VisitEngland seeks a suitably qualified and experienced bidder to undertake a quality assurance assessments of tourism businesses that deliver frontline business support on a one-to-one basis in England for and on behalf of the national tourist board.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This concession is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

National

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

VisitBritain/VisitEngland seeks a suitably qualified and experienced bidder to undertake a quality assurance assessments of tourism businesses that deliver frontline business support on a one-to-one basis in England for and on behalf of the national tourist board.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria described below:

  • Criterion: Price
  • Criterion: Quality

two.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

36

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Award procedure with prior publication of a concession notice

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

Tender provided the overall economic advantage for the BTA.

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-021917


Section five. Award of concession

A concession/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of concession

five.2.1) Date of concession award decision

1 December 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the concessionaire

AA Media Limited

AA Media Limited, Grove House, Lutyens Cl, Chineham, Court, Basingstoke RG24 8AG

Basingstoke

RG24 8AG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

06112600

Internet address

www.ratedtrips.com

The concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £100,000

Total value of the concession/lot: £1,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

VisitBritain/VisitEngland

3 Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria

London

SW1W 0BD

Email

procurement@visitbritain.org

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.visitbritain.org

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

VisitBritain/VisitEngland

3 Grosvenor Gardens

London

SW1W 0BD

Email

procurement@visitbritain.org

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.visitbritain.org

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VisitBritain/VisitEngland

3 Grosvenor Gardens

London

SW1W 0BD

Email

procurement@visitbritain.org

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.visitbritain.org