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Business Travel PME[E20]

Portsmouth, United KingdomUniversity of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation[E1]

In plain English

What they want: The University of Portsmouth is seeking early market feedback from suitably qualified and experienced Suppliers on its proposal to re-tender it’s Business Travel Services requirement. The University requires a Travel Management Company (TMC) that can facilitate the travel booking needs for a large and diverse range of stakeholders, including but not limited to Air Travel, Rail Travel and Accommodation Booking, for…
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline: Not stated
Published 27 Oct 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: University of Portsmouth Higher Education CorporationSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

Expected deadline: Not stated
Value: Not stated
Published[E18]: 27 Oct 2026
Procedure: Not stated
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 12 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The University of Portsmouth is seeking early market feedback from suitably qualified and experienced Suppliers on its proposal to re-tender it’s Business Travel Services requirement. The University requires a Travel Management Company (TMC) that can facilitate the travel booking needs for a large and diverse range of stakeholders, including but not limited to Air Travel, Rail Travel and Accommodation Booking, for Domestic and International travel requirements. The University requires a TMC with the provision to provide these services both online through a booking platform and smartphone-based app, and offline through a UK based call-centre type model. The University has used the services of a TMC since 2018. As the current TMC contract is ending in 2027, the University is now seeking to re-contract for this service for up to a further 6 years.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UKK, United Kingdom.[E11]
ConditionDelivery location: UKI, United Kingdom.[E13]
ConditionDelivery location: UKJ, United Kingdom.[E12]
ConditionDelivery location: UKC, United Kingdom.[E7]
ConditionDelivery location: UKD, United Kingdom.[E8]
ConditionDelivery location: UKE, United Kingdom.[E10]
ConditionDelivery location: UKF, United Kingdom.[E9]
ConditionDelivery location: UKG, United Kingdom.[E6]
ConditionDelivery location: UKH, United Kingdom.[E14]
ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E15]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E16]
DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Mar 2028 to 28 Feb 2032, extendable to 28 Feb 2034.[E3]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E17]
UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document 101370-2026

Evidence

20 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation.
Document 101370-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 79997000 (Business travel services).
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Lot 1 runs from 1 Mar 2028 to 28 Feb 2032, extendable to 28 Feb 2034.
“2028-03-01T00:00:00Z to 2032-02-28T23:59:59Z”
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 101370-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“The University of Portsmouth is seeking early market feedback from suitably qualified and experienced Suppliers on its proposal to re-tender it’s Business Travel Services requirement. The University requires a Travel Management Company (TMC) that can facilitate the travel bookin…”
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: UKG, United Kingdom.
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: UKC, United Kingdom.
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery location: UKD, United Kingdom.
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Delivery location: UKF, United Kingdom.
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Delivery location: UKE, United Kingdom.
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
Delivery location: UKK, United Kingdom.
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/8, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
Delivery location: UKJ, United Kingdom.
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/7, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
Delivery location: UKI, United Kingdom.
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/6, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
Delivery location: UKH, United Kingdom.
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
“sme: true”
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.
Document 101370-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E18
The notice was published on 27 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-27T10:16:21Z”
Document 101370-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E19
Find a Tender gives the tender status as planning.
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E20
The notice is titled "Business Travel PME".
Document 101370-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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