British Tourist Authority : BTA880 Integrated B2B & B2C Travel Partner for India & GCC Area.

  British Tourist Authority is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise

Notice Summary
Title: BTA880 Integrated B2B & B2C Travel Partner for India & GCC Area.
Notice type: Social and Other Specific Services - Public Contracts
Authority: British Tourist Authority
Nature of contract: Not applicable
Procedure: Restricted
Short Description:
Published: 21/11/2017 15:14

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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
       1 Victoria Street, Victoria, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2075781064, Email: procurement@visitbritain.org
       Main Address: www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders
       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    
   Tenders or requests to participate must be sent:          
         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: BTA880 Integrated B2B & B2C Travel Partner for India & GCC Area.          
         Reference number: BTA880          
   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 an Integrated B2B / B2C Travel partner to work with during 2017-2019 to assist in extending and developing Great Britain travel product in their portfolio, distributing that product across various channels (including in store), B2B marketing and staff education programs, as well as a fully integrated consumer marketing campaign.

The activity will have a 360 degree approach, encompassing everything from research and insights, new and revised product development, staff education on Britain and its packages, 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 good connections into the travel trade in the key market to extend activity into offline channels. This activity must align with VisitBritain’s global brand campaign– Great Britain Home of Amazing Moments and this will be visible at every consumer touchpoint.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,500,000 - 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 an Integrated B2B / B2C Travel partner to work with during 2017-2019 to assist in extending and developing Great Britain travel product in their portfolio, distributing that product across various channels (including in store), B2B marketing and staff education programs, as well as a fully integrated consumer marketing campaign.

The activity will have a 360 degree approach, encompassing everything from research and insights, new and revised product development, staff education on Britain and its packages, 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 good connections into the travel trade in the key market to extend activity into offline channels. This activity must align with VisitBritain’s global brand campaign– Great Britain Home of Amazing Moments and this will be visible at every consumer touchpoint.    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,500,000 - 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:
         Participants must have completed the process for inclusion on our Dynamic Partnership Register by 17.00hrs on the 27th November 2017.            

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                    
         Restricted 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 - 27/11/2017 Local Time - 17:00       
   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./27E2F969EE

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/27E2F969EE
GO-20171121-PRO-11438245 TKR-20171121-PRO-11438244              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       British Tourist Authority
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         Not Provided    

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 21/11/2017






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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
       1 Victoria Street, Victoria, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2075781064, Email: procurement@visitbritain.org
       Main Address: www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders
       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: BTA880 Integrated B2B & B2C Travel Partner for India & GCC Area.          
         Reference number: BTA880          
   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 an Integrated B2B / B2C Travel partner to work with during 2017-2019 to assist in extending and developing Great Britain travel product in their portfolio, distributing that product across various channels (including in store), B2B marketing and staff education programs, as well as a fully integrated consumer marketing campaign.

The activity will have a 360 degree approach, encompassing everything from research and insights, new and revised product development, staff education on Britain and its packages, 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 good connections into the travel trade in the key market to extend activity into offline channels. This activity must align with VisitBritain’s global brand campaign– Great Britain Home of Amazing Moments and this will be visible at every consumer touchpoint.          
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No           
   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)       
      Value : 840,000 Currency : GBP    

   II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      VisitBritain is seeking an Integrated B2B / B2C Travel partner to work with during 2017-2019 to assist in extending and developing Great Britain travel product in their portfolio, distributing that product across various channels (including in store), B2B marketing and staff education programs, as well as a fully integrated consumer marketing campaign.

The activity will have a 360 degree approach, encompassing everything from research and insights, new and revised product development, staff education on Britain and its packages, 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 good connections into the travel trade in the key market to extend activity into offline channels. This activity must align with VisitBritain’s global brand campaign– Great Britain Home of Amazing Moments and this will be visible at every consumer touchpoint.
   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 IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure                    
         Restricted 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:       
   Title:
   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract:
   V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 05/12/2017    
   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
       Cox and Kings Ltd
       Turner Morrison Building, 16 Bank Street, Fort, Mumbai, 400 001, India
       Email: ashutosh.mehere@coxandkings.com
       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: Not Provided       
      Total value of the contract/lot: 840,000 - 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=313918928
GO-2018420-PRO-12269618 TKR-2018420-PRO-12269617              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       British Tourist Authority
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         Not Provided    

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 20/04/2018






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