Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Bedfordshire
University of Bedfordshire
University Square
Luton
LU13JU
UK
Contact person: Raymond Coffie
Telephone: +44 1582489216
E-mail: procurement@beds.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://beds.ac.uk
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
Travel Management Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63516000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Travels
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
315 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Travel Management systems Organisation to support and operate the processes of not only managing health and safety for work-related travel but the actual travel process itself.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: price
/ Weighting: 40
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Direct Award to Diversity Travels on Lot 3 (Combined Travel Services) on the SUPC Framework for the Provision of Travel Management Services ref PFB4053SU
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Diversity Travel Ltd
05993481
Linley House, Dickinson Street
Manchester
M1 4LF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 315 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Unit
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/06/2025