British Tourist Authority : BTA946 Online Travel Marketplace in Middle East and Asia

UK-London: Administrative services related to tourism affairs.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: No
   This notice is for Contract notice: Yes
   This notice is for Contract award notice: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       British Tourist Authority
       Upper Ground Floor, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 075781067, Email: alia.trevanion@visitbritain.org
       Contact: Alia Trevanion
       Main Address: https://www.visitbritain.com
       NUTS Code: UKI
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .
I.3) Communication       
   The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:              
         http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Administrative-services-related-to-tourism-affairs./T37T2EXTWV
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
   Tenders or requests to participate must be sent: electronically via -- http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/T37T2EXTWV          
         to the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   II.1.1) Title: BTA946 Online Travel Marketplace in Middle East and Asia          
         Reference number: BTA946          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE

   II.1.4) Short description:
   VisitBritain is seeking a major metasearch / online travel marketplace partner in the APMEA region to work with over the next three years to assist in promoting holidays into London and regional Britain, developing Great Britain content to promote throughout their channels and general marketing.

The activity will have a 360 degree approach, encompassing everything from research and insights, social media, PR, Retail product offering, specific tactical campaigns and have impact at every stage of the consumer journey, from inspiration through to consideration and planning and booking to advocacy.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 4,800,000 - Currency : GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      VisitBritain is seeking a major metasearch / online travel marketplace partner in the APMEA region to work with over the next three years to assist in promoting holidays into London and regional Britain, developing Great Britain content to promote throughout their channels and general marketing.

The activity will have a 360 degree approach, encompassing everything from research and insights, social media, PR, Retail product offering, specific tactical campaigns and have impact at every stage of the consumer journey, from inspiration through to consideration and planning and booking to advocacy.

The partner should also have strong existing partnerships with the Key Middle Eastern carriers and travel trade in the primary market of the GCC and secondary markets in South East Asia and Africa.
The minimum investment required is an estimated GBP £2,400,000 per partner over 3 years / GBP £800,000 per partner per year.    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 4,800,000 - currency : GBP        
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement                    
      Duration in months - 36    
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds : NO           
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided
   
   
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information

III.1) Conditions for participation
   III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation    
      List and brief description of rules and criteria:
         Offers are invited from all suppliers registered on the VisitBritain Dynamic Partners Register. Potential bidders not already on the Register may register at any point up to the closing deadline for Expressions of Interest. Registering on the Dynamic Partners Register will be deemed to be an Expression of Interest. Only suppliers registered on the Dynamic Partners Register will be invited to make an offer.
The selection criteria and registering instructions used for a supplier’s inclusion on the Dynamic Partners Register can be found at https://www.visitbritain.org/cooperative-partnership-registration.            

III.2) Conditions related to the contract
   III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
         Not Provided    
   III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided        
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure              
         Open procedure                               
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system                
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO                 
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:                
            Not Provided    
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
         An electronic auction will be used - Not Provided          
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - Not Provided
IV.2) Administrative information       
   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure    
   Notice number in OJEU: Not Provided    
   IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest          
         Date - 03/04/2018 Local Time - 12:00       
   IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:       
         English               

Section VI: Complementary Information       
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows                        
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Administrative-services-related-to-tourism-affairs./T37T2EXTWV

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/T37T2EXTWV
GO-2018319-PRO-12095719 TKR-2018319-PRO-12095718              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       British Tourist Authority
       Upper Ground Floor, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 075781067, Email: alia.trevanion@visitbritain.org       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         Not Provided    

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 19/03/2018