British Tourist Authority : BTA823 European Airline Partnership

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
       Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom
       Email: procurement@visitbritain.org
       Contact: Procurement
       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./DB6WZWP77S
   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: BTA823 European Airline Partnership          
         Reference number: BTA823          
   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 European airline partner to work with during 2017/18 to grow the inbound tourism market to Britain through an integrated partnership approach from key European markets (for example France, Germany, Spain, Italy & Netherlands). Working with major Gateways we will use data and insight to inform our partnership activity to drive incremental visits to Britain in line with VisitBritain and partner strategies.The activity will encompass many areas including research and insights, route development, welcome to Britain, product development & distribution, content collaboration and marketing campaigns which will impact at every stage of the consumer journey, from inspiration through to consideration and planning and booking to advocacy. The partner should have an extensive network to Britain in the key markets and demonstrate how they will utilise owned, earned and paid channels to reach target customers.          
   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 a European airline partner to work with during 2017/18 to grow the inbound tourism market to Britain through an integrated partnership approach from key European markets (for example France, Germany, Spain, Italy & Netherlands). Working with major Gateways we will use data and insight to inform our partnership activity to drive incremental visits to Britain in line with VisitBritain and partner strategies.The activity will encompass many areas including research and insights, route development, welcome to Britain, product development & distribution, content collaboration and marketing campaigns which will impact at every stage of the consumer journey, from inspiration through to consideration and planning and booking to advocacy.The partner should have an extensive network to Britain in the key markets and demonstrate how they will utilise owned, earned and paid channels to reach target customers.    
   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:
         Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: It is essential that as part of their offer, any bidder must be registered for inclusion in the Dynamic Partners Register.

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/visitbritain-opportunities

For the avoidance of doubt, the registration process is; Go to the VB website. Select “Opportunities”. Select “Work with Us”. Select “Register Now”. Agree with the statements and complete the registration application. The application will then be assessed against the Selection Criteria, and successful applicants will be added to the Register.            

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 - 21/06/2017 Local Time - 13:00       
   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./DB6WZWP77S

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/DB6WZWP77S
GO-2017612-PRO-10406239 TKR-2017612-PRO-10406238              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       VisitBritain
       Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom
       Email: procurement@visitbritain.org                
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
       Visit Britain
       Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         Not Provided       
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
       VisitBritain
       Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom
       Email: procurement@visitbritain.org       

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 12/06/2017