UK-London: Administrative services related to tourism affairs.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
VisitBritain
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2075781266, Email: procurement@visitbritain.org
Contact: Procurement
Main Address: https://www.visitbritain.com
NUTS Code: UKI

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
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 Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: VB778 England Occupancy Survey
Reference number: VB778

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: There is a Eurostat requirement for occupancy data for serviced accommodation (hotels and similar establishments) to be supplied by the UK on a monthly basis showing bedroom and bedspace occupancy levels. Eurostat also require an annual record at NUTS levels 0 to 2 of the number of establishments and bedspaces for both serviced and other accommodation categories.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 160,000

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description (lot no. 1)


II.2.1) Title:Main English Occupancy Survey
Lot No:VB778 Lot 1

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs.


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKI - LONDON

Main site or place of performance:
LONDON


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: - a panel of small and medium sized hotels, who input their bedroom and bedspace occupancy data into a bespoke online portal

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of these options:Option 1: Maintaining the output currently supplied
Option 2: Realigning to the survey outputs to solely meet the EUROSTAT occupancy requirements

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

II.2) Description (lot no. 2)


II.2.1) Title:Hotels with 100 rooms or more:
Lot No:VB778 Lot 2

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs.


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKI - LONDON

Main site or place of performance:
LONDON


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Large Hotels (100+ rooms) - Aggregated bedroom occupancy data for larger hotels, purchased from a syndicated supplier of occupancy data

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of these options:OPTION 1: Information required to maintain the output currently supplied
OPTION 2: Information required to meet the EUROSTAT occupancy requirements

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

II.2) Description (lot no. 3)


II.2.1) Title:Accommodation Census
Lot No:VB778 Lot 3

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs.


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKI - LONDON

Main site or place of performance:
LONDON


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Accommodation Stock Audit

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No


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: Open


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 has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
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 (No.1)

Contract No: VB778 Lot 1
Lot Number: 1
Title: VB778 England Occupancy Survey Lot 1

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 18/04/2017

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
STR Global Limited
Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0TA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2079221930, Email: temanuel@str.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: 60,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 60,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No


Award Of Contract (No.2)

Contract No: VB778 Lot 2
Lot Number: 2
Title: VB778 England Occupancy Survey

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 18/04/2017

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
STR Global Limited
Blue Finn Building, 110 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0TA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2079221930, Email: temanuel@str.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: 45,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 45,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No


Award Of Contract (No.3)

Contract No: VB778 Lot 3
Lot Number: 3
Title: VB778 England Occupany Survey

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 18/04/2017

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
The Research Solution Limited
7 Keats Avenue, Beechwood Park, Worcester, WR3 8DU, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1905721442, Email: chris@theresearchsolution.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 30,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 30,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
VisitBritain
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2075781266, Email: procurement@visitbritain.org

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Visit Britain
20 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2075781266, Email: procurement@visitbritain.org

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
VisitBritain
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2075781266, Email: procurement@visitbritain.org

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/04/2017