Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Metropolitan Police Service
New Scotland Yard
LONDON
SW1A2JL
UK
Contact person: Joseph Issberner
E-mail: joseph.issberner@met.police.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.met.police.uk/
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Auschwitz-Birkenau Educational Trip Managed Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) (the "Authority") wishes to select and appoint a suitable contractor to allow members of the MPS to raise their knowledge and awareness of the Holocaust by facilitating educational visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
It is anticipated that the following will be in scope of the contract opportunity:
Airport meet and greet in Poland
Transfers in Poland
English speaking guide
Full board accommodation for one night
Accommodation within 60 minute drive of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Tour of Auschwitz Birkenau
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
180 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
63511000
63512000
63513000
63514000
63515000
63516000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
PL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) (the "Authority") wishes to select and appoint a suitable contractor to allow members of the MPS to raise their knowledge and awareness of the Holocaust by facilitating educational visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The initial contract is to cover 2 years with two optional extensions by up to 12 months each subject to cost negotiations (2+1+1).
The goal is for circa. 200 individuals to take the trip annually, across four trips.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
10/03/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This notice intends to inform the marketplace of a potential upcoming tender opportunity. Through early publication of this opportunity, the Authority hopes to permit the market time to prepare for this opportunity to enable a comprehensive tender process. The procurement documentation will be made available following the publication of the Tender Notice (under the Procurement Act), which will mark the start of the procurement process. This is anticipated to be early March 2025.
Procurement documentation will be accessible via the Authority's sourcing portal.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/02/2025