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NESO Travel Management Services

NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 18:32.

Opportunity overview

NESO is seeking a single supplier to provide a range of travel services under one solution - Travel Management System (TMS). These services can broadly be broken down as follows: Air, Rail. Hotel, Venue, Groups, Restaurants, Taxi, Car hire, and any other related auxiliary services linked to the Travel Booking Services compliant with the NESO Travel Policy. Competitive flexible procedure description

Classification

  • CPV63516000 — Travel management services

Lots

  • Lot 1£29m

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • https://neso-suppliers.ivalua.app/page.aspx/en/usr/login?ReturnUrl=/page.aspx/en/buy/homepage Access the Ivalua portal for all documents related to this tender you must have an active login to access the documents - this is free and simple to access via the link above. Please contact tennille.madigan@neso.energy if you require assistance.Open source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05cbf0
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Tender submissions must be completed on Ivalua https://neso-suppliers.ivalua.app/page.aspx/en/usr/login?ReturnUrl=/page.aspx/en/buy/homepage
Expression Of Interest Deadline
23 Jun 2026, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Competitive flexible procedure description The submission is a combined submission of PSQ & ITT on the deadline date. NESO will then evaluate and down select in the following stages: Stage 1: PSQ stage, including mandatory exclusion information, pass/fail, scored technical/functional requirements and conditions of participation that will be used to shortlist bidders on the basis of legal and financial capacity and technical ability. The PSQ stage will be evaluated with a down selection to 3 Suppliers whereby outcome letters will be issued to all other Suppliers. · Stage 2: Tender stage with the 3 remaining Suppliers, including initial ITT tenders, presentations, and optional negotiations and final tenders (should NESO elect to hold negotiations). · Stage 3: Contract award, NESO will award the contract to the Bidder who submits the most advantageous tender, subject to satisfactory completion of contract finalisation including incorporation of agreed Supplier furnished functional and operational terms and internal governance processes. The full procurement process and timeline is outlined in the Instructions to Tenderers (ITT). NESO intends to shortlist up to 3 Bidders following the PSQ stage, subject to the tie break process outlined in the ITT. Interested parties are required to complete Non-disclosure Agreements and Non-Collusion Declarations prior to being given access to the procurement documents. Suppliers should refer to the procurement documents and specification for a full description of the scope of services. The estimated value of the contract £ 35,000,000 over an 8 year term is made up of over 90% pass through travel costs.

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Expected award period

Ends
28 Aug 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
35,000,000
Amount
29,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical Criteria (Including Social Value).
Description
As per Tender Instructions NESO reserves the right to refine the Technical award criteria pursuant to section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. For example, this may include the weightings attributed to the bidder presentations or other functional/non functional aspects.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
cost
Name
Commercials
Description
As per tender instructions

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
13 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
12 Oct 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
12 Oct 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
4 x 12 month extensions subject to NESO approval.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
63516000
Description
Travel management services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-11014226

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11014226

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHQL-5234-MWWV

Address

Street Address
St Catherine's Lodge Bearwood Road
Locality
Wokingham
Postal Code
RG41 5BN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wokingham · UKJ11 · RG41 5BN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 036551-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·