Trade
Travel and accommodation tenders
2 open tenders for travel work in the UK from councils, the NHS, schools, housing providers and central government, soonest deadline first.
Open tenders
- £30mestimated
- £36.3bnframework ceiling
- Tenders advertised
- 59
- Typical contract value
- £238k
- All trades: £95k
- Typical contract length
- 1 year
- All trades: 1 year
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- All trades: 30 days
- Bids per contract
- 5
- All trades: 5
- Advertised openly
- 41%
- All trades: 36%
- Won by small firms
- 56%
- All trades: 61%
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Venue November 2026 University of Exeter | Kamkoong Property Co., Ltd. | £74k | 26 Nov 2026 |
| Contract variation Home Office | Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited | £2.34m | 29 Nov 2026 |
| Conference Facilities Greater Manchester Combined Authority | Delta Crewe Hall Op Co Limited | £11k | 29 Nov 2026 |
| Venue Hire for Health Tech Conference 2026 Centre for Process Innovation Limited | RAE Trading Ltd (T/A Prince Philip House) | £27k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Venue Hire and Catering Services for King's Birthday Party for British Consulate General Hong Kong Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | The Henderson Hospitality Limited | £96k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| PLx Venue Procurement The United Kingdom Sports Council | Hpref Mets Birmingham Ltd | — | 2 Dec 2026 |
| Time-limited (3-month) bus passes West Sussex County Council | Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company | £99k | 31 Jan 2027 |
Recent travel contract awards
More travel awards| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implementation of Travel Management Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | Book-O-Tel Limited | £600k | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Implementation of Travel Management Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust | Perk UK Limited | £600k | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Essex Music Tours Essex County Council | Onestage Limited | £1.05m | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Public transport costs for both students & staff - Rail & Bus The City of Liverpool College | MerseyTravel (Ticket Unit), Merseytravel, Merseyrail and 1 more | — | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Business Travel Services Care Quality Commission | Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited | £12.5m | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Business Travel Management Solution 2027 Science Museum Group | Diversity Travel | £3.5m | 21 Oct 2026 |
| IHR Strengthening Events and Logistics Management and Technical Assistance - Pakistan Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency | Contech International | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of Venue Hire for Firearms Command Training Courses The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire | Delta Hotels Marriott Northampton | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
Suppliers winning the most travel contracts in the UK
Contracts awarded in the last 12 months. Companies only: sole traders are not listed.
| # | Supplier | Contracts | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perk UK Limited | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | Clarity Travel Limited | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Calder Conferences LimitedSME | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Inntel LimitedSME | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Key Travel Limited | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Liberty Housing Solutions LtdSME | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 11 Group Holdings LimitedSME | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Centennial Property Limited | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Jigsaw Conferences LtdSME | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Rent Connect Housing LimitedSME | 2 | 2 |
Biggest travel buyers in the last 12 months
All buyers- 1British Council19 notices
- 2UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)13 notices
- 3Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 notices
- 4City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council4 notices
- 5Greater Manchester Combined Authority4 notices
- 6Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust3 notices
- 7Cardiff University3 notices
- 8Care Quality Commission3 notices