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The framework is split into 3 Lots.\nLot 1: Core Travel Services\nLot 1 covers all essential travel booking services, including but not limited to:\nAccommodation\n•Guesthouses, hotels, serviced apartments\nAir Travel\n•Baggage handling\n•Domestic and international flights\n•Inflight meals\n•Online check-in\n•Ticketing options\nGround Transport\n•Car rentals\n•Coach travel\n•Ferry services\n•Parking arrangements\n•Taxi transfers\nRail Travel\n•Advance and flexible tickets\n•Digital ticketing\n•Railcards\n•Seat reservations\nIn addition to offering the above essential services, Customers may require additional services including, but not limited to:\nTravel Management and Support Services\n•Accessibility and inclusivity features\n•Airport lounge access\n•Carbon emissions reporting and offsetting\n•Consolidated invoicing\n•Currency exchange\n•Real-time analytics\n•Social value delivery\n•Special assistance\n•Traveller tracking and alerts\n•Travel visas and passport services\n•VIP services\nLot 2: Event and Venue Services\nLot 2 supports Customers with the planning and delivery of meetings, conferences, and events. services include, but are not limited to:\nCore Services\n•Delegate and guest management\n•Event planning and logistics\n•Marketing and communications\n•Pre- and post-event support\n•Technical setup (e.g., AV equipment, staging)\n•Venue sourcing\nIn addition to offering the above essential services, Customers may require additional services including, but not limited to:\nSupport Services\n•Accessibility and inclusivity features\n•Consolidated invoicing\n•Social value delivery\n•Special assistance\n•VIP services\nLot 3: Emergency Accommodation Services\nLot 3 provides 24/7 emergency accommodation services with rapid response capabilities. Key features include but are not limited to:\n24/7 Emergency Response and Rapid Turnaround\n•Dedicated, experienced team available around the clock\n•Non-arrival reporting\n•Rapid turnaround times for emergency requests\nSafeguarding Standards and SLAs\n•DBS checks for key personnel at accommodation providers\n•Hotel safeguarding checks (risk assessments, food hygiene ratings, health & safety compliance)\n•Non-arrival policies and duty of care protocols\n•PREVENT training delivered to frontline hotel staff\n•Tiered escalation procedures for on-site incidents\n•Tailored support for vulnerable groups (e.g., under-18s, survivors of abuse, individuals with complex needs)\nLocation Vetting and Risk Assessment\n•Property reviews for safety, accessibility, and suitability\n•Specialist placements (e.g., pet-friendly units, family-safe self-accommodation)\nPseudonymous Bookings and Identity Protection\n•Ability to make pseudonymous bookings to protect guest identity\n•Discreet specification of 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It enables Contracting Authorities identified in the UK4 notice to award call‑off contracts for the Services during the framework term. Call‑off contracts may be awarded using the methods described below, subject to the Award Criteria and conditions set out in the associated tender documents\nCall-Off Contract Award\nCall-Off Contracts may be awarded using any one of the following methods outlined below.\n1.Direct Award (Award Without Competitive Selection)\n2.Rapid Request for Quote (Rapid RFQ)\n3.Further Competition\nThe ultimate responsibility for selecting the most appropriate and compliant route for a specific requirement rests with the Customer. The onus will be on the Customer to carry out their own due diligence before selecting which method to use. The Customer will determine the requirement, specification and award, based on the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT)\nDirect Award (award without a competitive selection):\nThis Framework permits Direct Award, defined under the Procurement Act 2023 as awarding a Call-Off Contract without conducting a new competitive selection procedure. A Direct Award may only be used where the Customer can identify the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) using only the information and scores submitted at Framework award, without requesting any new pricing, clarification, or qualitative information from Suppliers.\n \nPermitted Direct Award Methods\nCustomers may use any of the following objective, pre-published Direct Award methods. The Customer must choose one method before reviewing Supplier capability for their requirement.\n1. Overall Framework Ranking (Quality + Price Combined Score)\nThe Customer awards the Call-Off Contract to the Supplier ranked highest overall at Framework award. If the highest-ranked Supplier cannot meet the requirement, the Customer must document the reason and move sequentially to the next ranked Supplier. We anticipate this to be the default Direct Award method.\n2. Highest Total Quality Score\nThe Customer may award to the Supplier that achieved the highest total quality score for each Lot during Framework evaluation, where quality is the Customer's primary consideration.\n3. Lowest Overall Price/Highest Commercial Advantage\nAward to the Supplier offering the lowest evaluated Framework price as submitted in Annex H.\nThis method:\n•must use the original evaluated Pricing Schedule\n•must not use catalogue pricing or non-evaluated price lists\n•must not request revised or updated pricing\nIf new pricing is required, this method is not suitable and Customers must choose another method.\n4. 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