Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
LTE Group
Whitworth House, Ashton Old Road
Openshaw
M11 2WH
UK
Contact person: Mrs Emma Clyne
Telephone: +44 1616742352
E-mail: eclyne@ltegroup.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ltegroup.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ltegroup.co.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Accelerated Open Procedure Tender for the Supply of Travel Management Services
Reference number: DN401198
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63516000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The LTE Group intends to arrange a contract agreement with an appropriate supplier for the supply of public sector travel and venue solutions, including but not limited to:
Public sector travel and venue solutions:
— provision of an online booking system and an offline service for booking business travel and supporting services,
— accommodation booking – online and offline,
— rail booking – online and offline,
— group bookings – offline only,
— airline bookings – online and offline,
— taxi and private hire service (hackney cabs and PHV’s or mini cabs) similar to cab find,
— lease vehicles or hire vehicles (including mini buses),
— conference and events management (to be negotiated separately as required).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful supplier securing a position on this contract agreement will be able to provide services from their own banks of provision or from third party service providers but in all instances the orders will be placed with, invoiced by, and managed by, the awarded contract holder named on the LTE Group Contract or their nominated distributor with the express permission of LTE Group. The contract agreement will require a combination of day to day servicing with low value orders as well as small, medium and high value travel demand and project work.
The LTE Group anticipates that the contract agreement will be with fit for purpose service providers who will offer considerable “Added Value” benefits through a strategic alliance with all operating divisions of the LTE Group. All operating divisions of the LTE Group have a demanding infrastructure/environment and the extensive travel management requirement will be utilised for a variety of environments, including but not limited to further and higher education, training, office, hospitality, conferencing, events, the justice sector i.e. prisons, custodial establishments and other miscellaneous settings.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The LTE Group is faced with circumstances of urgency which render impracticable the time limit laid down in relation to an open procedure by Regulation 27(5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and which would ordinarily apply to such a procedure. Therefore LTE Group need to publish this tender opportunity under the accelerated open procedure for the Supply of Travel Management Services 2019.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
15/04/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/03/2019
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/03/2019