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Business Travel Management Services

Coventry University

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
COVENTRY
Delivery: UKG33
Contract value
£7,500,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
15 January 2024
Published
7 December 2023

Procurement

Contract period
26 November 2024 - 25 November 2027
3 years
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
CPV classifications
  • 63515000 Travel services
  • 63516000 Travel management services
  • 79997000 Business travel services

What happened

Coventry University awarded this contract to DIVERSITY TRAVEL LIMITED worth £7,500,000 on 11 Jul 2024. The contract runs until 25 Nov 2027.

Description

To appoint a provider to deliver a cost-effective service for Business Travel Management Services that maximises value for money, delivery of a timely, effective, up-to-date, socially conscious, and quality service.

It is critical that the Supplier develops an understanding our global business (2030 Group Corporate Strategy), the flexible nature of our travel requirements, the range of service users and locations we operate within and go to, and the inherent risks associated with travel linked to academia and global research.

All correspondence should be made through our tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/Home

Full description

Coventry University has had expansive growth in the last ten years over that time the requirements for staff, as well as students to travel for business and academic purposes has increased. As a globally orientated university operating at a global scale, we need to ensure that there is safe, cost-effective routes for those employees approved for travel to make their journeys, whilst the University ensures duty of care for those employees travelling both nationally and internationally.

The University has had Travel Management Companies in place for at least the last ten years supporting in some capacity with Travel Management Services, and will be looking for a organisation to continue to support us with our Global ambitions and support us in managing a changing and complex wider industry.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
DIVERSITY TRAVEL LIMITED
Companies House: 05993481
Award value
£7,500,000
Award date
11 July 2024

Contact

Address
Priory Street, Coventry, CV15FB
Contact name
William Parsons

Identifiers

Buyer reference
FRAM-1055-23-TA
Notice ID
2b4eed66-5067-4496-a3c8-32fbe5fd08e7-777044
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-ef415e23-f618-477c-8e91-409a3b6beb36

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