Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Parkway East
Coventry
CV3 4PE
Contact
Procurement Team
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Agriculture
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Travel and Accommodation Management Services
Reference number
STA10214
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 63516000 - Travel management services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To provide travel management services for complex overseas bookings for a period of 12 months, provisioning time for a structured and robust procurement exercise early 2026.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £300,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide travel management services for complex overseas bookings from 21/02/2025 to 28/02/2026, provisioning time for a structured and robust procurement exercise early 2026.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Global, multi-destination and group travel / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Best value itineraries / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Framework suppliers have been unable to effectively meet service requirements in respect of multi traveller, global trips with complex itineraries, which has led to fragmented ad-hoc travel bookings.
This direct award represents establishing a more assured short-term service provision with clearer terms, provisioning effective time (recognising complexities of specified requirements, contract terms, and evaluation criteria) to undertake a competitive procurement for longer term contract requirements
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Travel Counsellors Limited
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
02133414
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £300,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
AHDB
Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Parkway East,
Coventry
CV3 4PE
Country
United Kingdom