How to win: Business Travel PME

About this contract

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.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £9,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 31 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

BidWriter drafts your responses from your company profile, scores them against the marking scheme, and tracks your whole pipeline. Free to start — no card needed.

Related resources

Similar contracts