✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 11:16.
Opportunity overview
To deliver against the draft brief the strongest suppliers will need to be organisations with experience in one or more of:
• Travel trade strategy development
• Inbound tourism and international route-to-market activity
• Product commercialisation and itinerary development
• Trade-readiness and SME support
• Buyer engagement and account management
• B2B PR and destination trade marketing
• Visit Britain/Visit England programme delivery
• Destination management and LVEP working
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https://eastmidlandsca--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage?filters=&page=1&Preview=Yes&searchStr=&SearchType=Projects&sortStr=Alphabetical&uid=a1MPy00000EUNC1MAP&sfdcIFrameOrigin=https://eastmidlandsca.lightning.force.com
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Classification
CPV63510000 — Travel agency and similar services
Documents and notices
Early engagement notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
Part 1 Pre-Market Engagement IntroductionOpen source ↗
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Delivery location · East Midlands · United Kingdom
Delivery location · S40 1SA
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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a92b76ab-c76b-4263-9a28-f6dc539ef6ff-917356Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement for a planned East Midlands inbound travel trade development programme titled 2026–2029. The authority is seeking supplier input/application via its Prospend portal from organisations experienced in one or more tourism trade-development areas. This is not stated as an open tender.
Who this may suit
Potentially suitable for tourism, destination-management, travel-trade marketing and SME-support specialists with relevant inbound tourism and route-to-market experience.
Key points identified
Relevant experienceExperience in one or more of the listed travel-trade, inbound-tourism, commercialisation, SME-support, buyer-engagement, B2B PR, VisitBritain/VisitEngland delivery, destination-management or LVEP areas.Evidence: "the strongest suppliers will need to be organisations with experience in one or more of" the listed areas.
Portal registrationRegister for an account where the supplier does not already have one, then use the register button on the linked Prospend page.Evidence: "you will need to register for an account if you have not already done so and then you can apply for the opportunity using the register button."
SME suitabilityMarked suitable for SMEs.Evidence: Opportunity field: suitable_for_sme = 1.
93% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement for a planned East Midlands inbound travel trade development programme titled 2026–2029. The authority is seeking supplier input/application via its Prospend portal from organisations experienced in one or more tourism trade-development areas. This is not stated as an open tender.
Who this may suit
Potentially suitable for tourism, destination-management, travel-trade marketing and SME-support specialists with relevant inbound tourism and route-to-market experience.
Key deliverables
Travel trade strategy development
Inbound tourism and international route-to-market activity
Product commercialisation and itinerary development
Trade-readiness and SME support
Buyer engagement and account management
B2B PR and destination trade marketing
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Relevant experience
96% confidence
Experience in one or more of the listed travel-trade, inbound-tourism, commercialisation, SME-support, buyer-engagement, B2B PR, VisitBritain/VisitEngland delivery, destination-management or LVEP areas.
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"the strongest suppliers will need to be organisations with experience in one or more of" the listed areas.
Portal registration
92% confidence
Register for an account where the supplier does not already have one, then use the register button on the linked Prospend page.
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"you will need to register for an account if you have not already done so and then you can apply for the opportunity using the register button."
SME suitability
98% confidence
Marked suitable for SMEs.
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Opportunity field: suitable_for_sme = 1.
VCSE suitability
98% confidence
Marked suitable for VCSEs.
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Opportunity field: suitable_for_vcse = 1.
Other eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown at this early-engagement stage.
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No further eligibility criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No minimum or maximum value or currency is supplied.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing, payment, contract-form or other commercial terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
98% confidence
East Midlands.
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Delivery location is listed as East Midlands, United Kingdom.
Programme period
97% confidence
The title refers to 2026–2029; no confirmed contract start or end date is supplied.
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Title: "East Midlands Inbound Travel Trade Development Programme (2026-2029)"; contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage/planned procurement; not stated as an open tender.
Pre-market engagement / early engagement. The later tender procedure is unknown.
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Notice type and linked document title: "Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder" and "Part 1 Pre-Market Engagement Introduction".
Response route
96% confidence
Prospend portal link supplied in the notice description.
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The description directs suppliers to the East Midlands Combined Authority Prospend page.
Response deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage uncertainty
99% confidence
Final scope, procurement route, tender timetable, submission requirements, contract value and commercial terms are unknown because this is an upcoming planning-stage early-engagement notice.
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stage/source_status: planning; display_status: upcoming; procurement method, dates, values and deadline are null.
Engagement versus tender wording
98% confidence
The source classifies this as an early-engagement notice, while the description tells suppliers to "apply" through a portal. The exact nature of the requested portal action and whether it is market engagement or a formal tender response should be confirmed with the authority.
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Notice type: "Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder"; description: "then you can apply for the opportunity using the register button."
Supporting-document content unavailable
98% confidence
The supplied evidence includes titles for a pre-market-engagement introduction and supplier questionnaire but not their contents; additional requirements may be contained in those documents.
ProcuraAxis analysis supplements, but does not replace, the original notice and tender documents. Always verify eligibility, deadlines and commercial terms with the issuing authority.
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