Estimated Value
Up to £6,000,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
17 July 2026
Type
services
Overview
De Montfort University (DMU) is seeking to appointment a Travel Management Company (TMC) to provide staff travel and accommodation booking services (both online and offline). The Contract will be for a period of three years, with a further two possible one-year extensions, up to a maximum 5-year contract duration.
Any contract extension will be dependent on satisfactory supplier performance, continued business need and availability of funding and will in any case be awarded at the University's sole discretion. The Contract is being offered under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) framework PFB4053 "Travel Management Services", specifically Lot 1 (Business Travel Services) of the framework, and we are inviting all framework suppliers on the Lot to take part in the Further Competition for this opportunity. Business Travel Management services - appointing a Travel Management Company (TMC) to provide staff travel and accommodation booking services
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Key Travel Limited
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DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITYKey Dates
Published
17 July 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Renewal expected70% confident
September 2031
Predicted using explicit duration found in the tender description (60 months from publication date + 60 days (estimated) → renewal expected by Sep 2031).
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