Expired contract

Global Travel Programme

Details

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Supplier(s): FLIGHT CENTRE (UK) LIMITED
Value: £8,400,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Meeting planners
Published: 25 August 2020
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office's Global Travel Programme, providing a global travel and venue booking service. Awarded through Lot 1 (Solution A) of Crown Commercial Service framework RM6164, Public Sector Gloval Travel and Venue Solutions. https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a683eae-6753-45ba-b3bf-f68e07e8b5d9?origin=SearchResults&p=1

Timeline

Completed: Award date27 July 2020
Completed: Award published25 August 2020
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date30 July 2025

About the buyer

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a ministerial department that buys through its own Commercial Directorate. Every procurement runs on Jaggaer, the department's eSourcing portal, where suppliers register to bid. Opportunities and awards are published on Contracts Finder, and bids above threshold need Central Digital Platform registration. A commercial pipeline is updated every quarter. Four category teams cover programme delivery, estates and security, digital and technology, and corporate services. The department runs its own frameworks, such as the Global Development Delivery Framework, and dynamic purchasing systems for construction and global facilities management.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's contract awards have been in business services, transport equipment and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

30196100 · Meeting planners
55120000 · Hotel meeting and conference services
63515000 · Travel services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov