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
Upper Ground Floor, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 075781067, Email: alia.trevanion@visitbritain.org
Contact: Alia Trevanion
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./T37T2EXTWV
Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent: electronically via -- http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/T37T2EXTWV
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: BTA946 Online Travel Marketplace in Middle East and Asia
Reference number: BTA946
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 major metasearch / online travel marketplace partner in the APMEA region to work with over the next three years to assist in promoting holidays into London and regional Britain, developing Great Britain content to promote throughout their channels and general marketing.

The activity will have a 360 degree approach, encompassing everything from research and insights, social media, PR, Retail product offering, specific tactical campaigns and have impact at every stage of the consumer journey, from inspiration through to consideration and planning and booking to advocacy.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 4,800,000 - 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 major metasearch / online travel marketplace partner in the APMEA region to work with over the next three years to assist in promoting holidays into London and regional Britain, developing Great Britain content to promote throughout their channels and general marketing.

The activity will have a 360 degree approach, encompassing everything from research and insights, social media, PR, Retail product offering, specific tactical campaigns and have impact at every stage of the consumer journey, from inspiration through to consideration and planning and booking to advocacy.

The partner should also have strong existing partnerships with the Key Middle Eastern carriers and travel trade in the primary market of the GCC and secondary markets in South East Asia and Africa.
The minimum investment required is an estimated GBP £2,400,000 per partner over 3 years / GBP £800,000 per partner per year.
II.2.6) Estimate value
Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 4,800,000 - 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:
Offers are invited from all suppliers registered on the VisitBritain Dynamic Partners Register. Potential bidders not already on the Register may register at any point up to the closing deadline for Expressions of Interest. Registering on the Dynamic Partners Register will be deemed to be an Expression of Interest. Only suppliers registered on the Dynamic Partners Register will be invited to make an offer.
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/cooperative-partnership-registration.

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
Open 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 - 03/04/2018 Local Time - 12:00
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./T37T2EXTWV

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/T37T2EXTWV
GO-2018319-PRO-12095719 TKR-2018319-PRO-12095718
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
British Tourist Authority
Upper Ground Floor, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 075781067, Email: alia.trevanion@visitbritain.org
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Not Provided

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 19/03/2018