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