British Tourist Authority : BTA1062 Global Airline Partner

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

I.1) Name and addresses:
       British Tourist Authority
       Level 4, 151 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9SZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2075781286, Email: karen.gallagher@visitbritain.org
       Contact: Karen Gallagher
       Main Address: https://www.visitbritain.com
       NUTS Code: UKI
      Specifications and additional documents: ANNEX A.II
      
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

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: BTA1062 Global Airline Partner          
         Reference number:          
   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:
   The aim of this partnership is to work with an airline to raise the awareness of Britain across key and nurture markets, and to do this via brand and marketing campaigns, B2B channels, content develop, PR activity, supporting new route development and any other relevant opportunities that are mutually beneficial. We want to development a partnership for one year with two optional 1 year extension periods, ideally commencing in 2019, 2020 and 2021.          
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No           
   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)       
      Value : 19,200,000 Currency : GBP    

   II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The aim of this partnership is to work with an airline to raise the awareness of Britain across key and nurture markets, and to do this via brand and marketing campaigns, B2B channels, content develop, PR activity, supporting new route development and any other relevant opportunities that are mutually beneficial. We want to development a partnership for one year with two optional 1 year extension periods, ideally commencing in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
   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          
      The estimated value of this contract is a range from £6M - £18M dependent on the respondent's submission. This includes matched funding from Visit Britain.    
   
      
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           
   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.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
         The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice - No

Section V: Award of Contract
   
Award of Contract : 1
   Contract No: BTA1062       
   Title: BTA1062 Global Airline Partner
   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract:
   V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 03/12/2018    
   V.2.2) Information about tenders
      Number of tenders received: 1       
      Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided (SME – as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
      Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided       
      Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided       
      Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided       
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators No
   V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor       
      Name and address of the contractor No. 1
       British Airways Plc
       Waterside, PO Box 365, Hamondsworth, UB7 0GB, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UKI
      The contractor is an SME : No       
   V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)   
      Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 19,200,000 - Currency: GBP       
      Total value of the contract/lot: 19,200,000 - Currency: GBP       
   V.2.5) Information about subcontracting       
      Not Provided

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=376880833
GO-2019213-PRO-14069009 TKR-2019213-PRO-14069008              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       British Tourist Authority
       Level 4, 151 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9SZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2075781072, Email: karen.gallagher@visitbritain.org
       Internet address: www.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: 13/02/2019