Travel management services

Description

Crown commercial service as the authority has put in place a framework agreement for use by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3) (and any future successors to these organisations), which include central government departments and their arm’s length bodies and agencies, non departmental public bodies, NHS bodies and local authorities. The above contracting authority(s) have a need for travel booking solutions services. The travel booking solutions services covered by this procurement have been sub-divided into two lots namely: Lot 1: (Solution A) Domestic and international travel and venue find booked from UK and overseas points of sale; Lot 2: (solution B) Domestic and international travel and venue find booked from UK points of sale. Crown commercial service reserves the right for an electronic auction to be held by contracting authority(s) during further competition among the parties to the framework agreement(s). Domestic and international travel and venue find booked from UK and overseas points of sale. Please note for Lot 1: Cyber Essentials Plus is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials Plus scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this lot, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials Plus, for services under and in connection with this lot.