AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College published an award notice for a secondary business travel management services contract under SUPC Travel Management Services Framework Lot 1. The active award names CLARITY TRAVEL LIMITED and has a total published value of £400,000.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded for CLARITY TRAVEL LIMITED.
Market significanceA £400,000 call-off/secondary contract for travel management services in the South East, running from September 2026 to August 2028.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CLARITY TRAVEL LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-eef0e288-666f-4188-a4fc-fb35771c173f-1 · Lots SUPC Travel Management Services Framework Lot 1 – Business Travel · 400000 GBP · active
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The award names supplier 'Clarity Travel Limited', has active status and a value of GBP 400,000. Supplier verification resolved the legal name as CLARITY TRAVEL LIMITED (company number 07413801). The notice description refers to SUPC Framework Lot 1 – Business Travel.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; tender status complete and award status active
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The source identifies the notice as 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; tender status is 'complete' and the award status is 'active'.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot stated
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No explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
Published contract period
98% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028
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The tender and award contractPeriod give startDate 2026-09-01 and endDate 2028-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£400,000 GBP
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Award ocds-b5fd17-eef0e288-666f-4188-a4fc-fb35771c173f-1 records value amount 400000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceAllocated to the single published award and supplier
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The source contains one award, one named supplier and one award-level value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence21 August 2026
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The award date is 2026-08-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Tender deadline
98% confidence21 August 2026
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2026-08-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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The published contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
98% confidence31 August 2028
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The published contractPeriod endDate is 2028-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-12T17:03:27+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceSecondary business travel management services contract
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The title is 'RHUL-27040 Secondary Business Travel Management Services' and the description states it is a Business Travel Services Secondary Contract.
Framework route
98% confidenceSUPC Travel Management Services Framework, Lot 1 – Business Travel
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The description explicitly states the award was made via 'SUPC Travel Management Services Framework- Lot 1- Business Travel'.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 63516000 — Travel management services
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The primary CPV classification is 63516000, described as Travel management services.
Delivery area
95% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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The item delivery address specifies region South East and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
90% confidenceOther
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The source field procurementMethodDetails is 'Other - '.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot stated
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The published data contains no bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or selection rationale.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
95% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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The tender suitability fields state sme false and vcse false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceTwo years
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The stated period runs from 1 September 2026 through 31 August 2028.
Extension options
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot stated
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or service-level terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
94% confidenceThe requirement was awarded as a secondary contract under an existing travel-management framework rather than described as an open standalone procedure.
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The award description explicitly describes a secondary contract via the SUPC Travel Management Services Framework, Lot 1.
Demand signal
88% confidenceThe published £400,000 award value indicates a material two-year business-travel management requirement, but the notice does not provide transaction volumes or service mix.
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The award value is £400,000 and the published period is two years; no volumes or detailed scope are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and supplier coverage
98% confidenceOne active award and one verified supplier are present in the supplied record.
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The source lists one award and supplier verification reports one verified supplier with no unresolved suppliers.
Notice timing
98% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated contract start date.
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The notice was published on 12 October 2026, while the stated contract start date is 1 September 2026.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo explicit signature evidence, evaluation results, bid count, award rationale, extension terms, pricing breakdown, lot-level value breakdown or detailed service specification is supplied.
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These fields and documents are not present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, selection rationale or savings information is published.
- No extension, renewal-option, pricing, payment, volume or detailed service-level information is supplied.
- The source provides a framework lot reference in the description, but no structured lot record or separate lot-level value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CLARITY TRAVEL LIMITEDRoyal Holloway and Bedford New Collegebusiness travel management servicesSUPC Travel Management Services Frameworktravel management contractCPV 63516000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Royal Holloway business travel management services award?
CLARITY TRAVEL LIMITED was named as the supplier for the single active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £400,000 GBP.
When does the published contract period run?
The stated period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028.
Which framework was used?
The notice states that the secondary contract was awarded via the SUPC Travel Management Services Framework, Lot 1 – Business Travel.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.