British Tourist Authority : ExploreGB 2020 Educationals Program

UK-London: Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       British Tourist Authority
       Level 4, 151 Buckingham Palace Road, London, London, SW1W 9SZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2075781064, Fax. +44 2075781064, Email: michael.burke@visitbritain.org
       Contact: Michael Burke
       Main Address: www.visitbritain.org
       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          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned 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 - 1
   II.1.1) Title: ExploreGB 2020 Educationals Program    
          Reference number: BTA1198
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      63500000 - Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      ExploreGB is VisitBritain’s annual flagship event where Britain showcases itself as a tourist destination to the world providing British & Irish tourism suppliers and destinations with an invaluable opportunity to meet and do business with 250 hosted international travel buyers from over 20 different markets.

As part of the hosted buyers programme, international delegates will also be invited to attend an educational trips lasting between 4-5 days, and designed to showcase the range of new products that Great Britain has to offer.

For 2020 we are proposing to outsource the planning and execution of the educationals, out to DMCs and/or providers that can adequately service at least one of the 16 markets that will be hosted on an educational.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 600,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      ExploreGB is VisitBritain’s annual flagship event where Britain showcases itself as a tourist destination to the world providing British & Irish tourism suppliers and destinations with an invaluable opportunity to meet and do business with 250 hosted international travel buyers from over 20 different markets.

As part of the hosted buyers programme, international delegates will also be invited to attend an educational trips lasting between 4-5 days, and designed to showcase the range of new products that Great Britain has to offer.
For 2020 we are proposing to outsource the planning and execution of the educationals, out to DMCs and/or providers that can adequately service at least one of the 16 markets that will be hosted on an educational.    
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         30/09/2019
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
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https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=429758444
GO-2019912-PRO-15356743 TKR-2019912-PRO-15356742        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 12/09/2019