Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.2) Description

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

20/03/2024

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d8bf661-b5cf-4a27-a782-330949338461

This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Travel and Venue Management Services market.

Crown Commercial Service intends to hold a market engagement face to face session on Wednesday 16th August 2023 and Wednesday 23rd August with suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting framework contract. If you are interested in attending a market engagement session please express your interest by registering below:

Wednesday 16th August - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ccs-travel-transport-accommodation-venue-solutions-supplier-engagement-tickets-681633242377

The deadline for registrations for this event is until places are full, or noon on 11th August 2023

Wednesday 23rd August -https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ccs-travel-transport-accommodation-venue-solutions-supplier-engagement-tickets-681642580307

The deadline for registrations for this event is until places are full, or noon on 17th August 2023

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years.

The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/upcoming for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice.

The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet.

To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials Plus certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement.

The service that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the Framework Agreement Schedule, “Security Requirement and Plan”, to meet Framework Agreement requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

02/08/2023