Freedom of information requests

Budget and processes for procured services

Questions

Please can you provide information about your budget and processes for procured service?

Concerning your travel management processes, please can you let me know?

1. Do you use an external travel management provider2. If working with an external provider:

a. What is the name of the travel management provider you work with?

b. Did you procure their services through a framework? If yes, which one?

c. When does your current contract start and end? What (if any) extension period is available for existing contracts?

d. Who were the Suppliers who bid unsuccessfully for the current contract?

e. Please could you provide the original specification for the current contract?

3. What is your current expenditure on travel management services to date on this contract?

4.Please could you advise the Senior Officer responsible for this contract?

Response

 

Please can you provide information about your budget and processes for procured service?

 Concerning your travel management processes, please can you let me know?

1. Do you use an external travel management provider?

Yes

2. If working with an external provider: 

a. What is the name of the travel management provider you work with?

GBT UK Travel Services Limited

 b. Did you procure their services through a framework? If yes, which one?

CCS RM6016 Public Sector Travel and Venue Solutions

c. When does your current contract start and end? What (if any) extension period is available for existing contracts?

Expires 26^th February 2023 (currently in final 12 month extension)

 d. Who were the Suppliers who bid unsuccessfully for the current contract?

The Trust does hold this information.

 e. Please could you provide the original specification for the current contract?

The Trust does hold this information.

3. What is your current expenditure on travel management services to date on this contract?

 £2500 12 months

 4. Please could you advise the Senior Officer responsible for this contract?

 Richard Baker

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