Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Growth Company
Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5JW
Manchester
M15JW
Contact
Marc Ripley
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://app.panacea-software.com/growth
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://app.panacea-software.com/growth
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The Growth Company Invitation to Tender The Provision of Travel Management Services
Reference number
GC25-006
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 63516000 - Travel management services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Growth Company Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Travel Management Services
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,600,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 63515000 - Travel services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Growth Company wishes to appoint a Travel Management provider for the purpose of booking all rail and air tickets, hotel accommodation, and other travel related services for both domestic and international travel.
This requirement covers the Growth Company Group, and tenderers shall note that each trading entity within our Group have different travel and service requirements, with some parts of the group travelling more extensively than others. The key aim of this tender process is to appoint a TMC who provide the best fit for the various requirements of our diverse stakeholders.
GC's main objectives for this tender are as follows:
• Online Booking Services
• Offline Booking Services
• Service Levels
• Travel Expertise, Travel Reporting and GC Travel Policy Support
• Emergency and Out of Hours Service
• Hotel Accommodation
• Apartment Accommodation
• Air Travel
• Visa's
• Vehicle Hire
• Rail Travel
• Integrations with other Services and Providers and Payment Technologies
To apply for this tender opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth
Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents.
Your tender submission must be made on the Panacea Portal. Please ensure ALL the relevant tender documents are included within the 'Response' section of the Questionnaire. You can add these individually or utilise a Zip folder to submit your response. Once uploaded, this will allow you to 'Submit' your bid.
The documents contain instructions and information for your tender, including specification of requirements, and the key assessment and evaluation criteria that will be used to assess offers.
The deadline for submission of the required documents is at 16:00 on Friday 20th December 2024.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,600,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
24 February 2025
End date
22 February 2030
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
This is a three (3) year contract with the option of two (2) additional one (1) year renewals - 3+1+1
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
20 December 2024
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
20 December 2024
Local time
4:30pm
Place
Through Panacea
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Growth Company
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom