UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

VisitEngland (VE) plays a key role in facilitating an accessible and inclusive tourism industry. In support of the Government's ambition for the UK to become the most accessible tourism destination in Europe, VE wishes to improve the holiday planning experience for visitors with a wide range of accessibility requirements by advancing a two-part approach to enhancing accessibility information. Lot One concerns VE's longstanding Accessibility Guides initiative. VE is seeking to create a partnership with a third-party partner (or supplier) who provides an established and trusted Accessibility Guides service for tourism businesses in England, where VE (and likely key stakeholders including Local Visitor Economy Partnerships) would act as a lead generator for the partner. The co-association of both brands would derive mutual benefit and generate a specific financial, or other, advantage, which is applied for the benefit of both parties. In addition, VE may provide funding to the third-party partner (or supplier) to enhance the scope of the commercial arrangement, which would result in added value benefits for all. Lot Two concerns accessibility features data and search filters for tourism distributor websites. VE is interested in receiving expressions of interest from the market through this PIN process. For further information, please use the following link to access the PIN published in Find a Tender Service: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017396-2023

VisitEngland (VE) plays a key role in facilitating an accessible and inclusive tourism industry.<br/><br/>In support of the Government’s ambition for the UK to become the most accessible tourism destination in Europe, VE wishes to improve the holiday planning experience for visitors with a wide range of accessibility requirements by advancing a two-part approach to enhancing accessibility information. <br/><br/>Lot One concerns VE’s longstanding Accessibility Guides initiative. <br/><br/>VE is seeking to create a partnership with a third-party partner (or supplier) who provides an established and trusted Accessibility Guides service for tourism businesses in England, where VE (and likely key stakeholders including Local Visitor Economy Partnerships) would act as a lead generator for the partner. The co-association of both brands would derive mutual benefit and generate a specific financial, or other, advantage, which is applied for the benefit of both parties.<br/><br/>In addition, VE may provide funding to the third-party partner (or supplier) to enhance the scope of the commercial arrangement, which would result in added value benefits for all.<br/><br/>Lot Two concerns accessibility features data and search filters for tourism distributor websites.<br/><br/>VE is interested in receiving expressions of interest from the market through this PIN process.

VisitBritain's (VB) Commercial Partnerships Team has the responsibility for creating commercial partnerships between VB and third party suppliers (or partners) for mutual benefit. In these commercial partnerships, the association of both brands generates a specific financial, or other advantage, which is applied for the benefit of both parties. In some cases, VB will match the funding provided by the third party supplier (partner) to enhance the scope of the commercial arrangement, which results in added value benefits for all. The Commercial Partnerships Team has used Dynamic Partner Register (DPR) to manage and award agreements to third party suppliers (partners). VB are now seeking to replace the DPR established in 2015 with a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Commercial Partnerships, and is interested in receiving expressions of interest from the market through this PIN process. For further information, please use the following link to access the PIN published in Find a Tender Service: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009990-2023

VisitBritain's (VB) Commercial Partnerships Team has the responsibility for creating commercial partnerships between VB and third party suppliers (or partners) for mutual benefit. In these commercial partnerships, the association of both brands generates a specific financial, or other advantage, which is applied for the benefit of both parties. <br/><br/>In some cases, VB will match the funding provided by the third party supplier (partner) to enhance the scope of the commercial arrangement, which results in added value benefits for all. The Commercial Partnerships Team has used Dynamic Partner Register (DPR) to manage and award agreements to third party suppliers (partners). <br/><br/>VB are now seeking to replace the DPR established in 2015 with a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Commercial Partnerships, and is interested in receiving expressions of interest from the market through this PIN process.

This is Future Opportunity is to commence market testing for the provision of a Revenue Based Gift Card supplier. VB is looking for a Gift Card provider that offers a sale and redemption solution of Gift Card products for the tourism industry. VB would sell and redeem the Gift Card (B2C) on its e-commerce site (VB Shop) and in addition, we are looking for a Gift Card provider to facilitate the sale and redemption of Gift Cards in the B2B space through its existing network of partnerships. The VB Gift Card would have approximately 30-40 key attractions across the UK and be available as a minimum in the UK domestic market, and potentially in the international markets. VB would like to sell the Gift Card through its VisitBritain shop online platform (B2C) and also would like the VB Gift Card to be sold to the corporate/incentives markets/shopping centres/3rd parties (B2B). We would be interested in respondee's views on the minimum contract period to ensure commercial viability, particularly with breakage. The market should note that the estimated contract value cannot be quantified at this stage, therefore this estimated range for this 'concession' contract is £0.01 - £7,500,000. To register your interest in this potential opportunity, and to participate in the Prior Information Market Testing, please register using the following link: https://visitbritain.force.com/s/Welcome Intererested suppliers MUST firstly complete and return the Mutual NDA. Upon completion, VB will provide these suppliers with access to VB shop financial information. Finally, interested suppliers must then complete & return the Market Testing Questionnaire no later than 16:00pm on Friday 19 August 2022 on via the Atamis eSourcing portal.

VisitBritain (VB) is looking at opportunities to grow the visitor economy through the creation of Gift Cards as a currency for consumers to purchase tourism products. In addition, we are looking to penetrate a new market for revenue generation through the sale of the Gift Cards in the B2B and corporate/incentives market.

VisitEngland, the national tourist board, legally incorporated under the Development of Tourism Act 1969 as British Tourist Authority (“BTA” or “BTA, the Licensor”), is seeking to award a three-year licence subject to an annual fee payable starting no later than 1 October 2022. The licence will enable the successful bidder (“the Licensee”) to undertake quality assurance assessments of tourism businesses in England for and on behalf of the national tourist board. Besides the assessment of establishments within the star-rated tourist accommodation schemes, this licenced contract opportunity also includes responsibility for the management of the non-accommodation schemes, including visitor attractions.<br/><br/>VisitEngland are particularly keen to work with the provider on innovation around advice and guidance that aligns in part to the Common Standards.

VisitBritain (VB) is looking at opportunities to grow the visitor economy through the creation of Gift Cards as a currency for consumers to purchase tourism products. In addition, we are looking to penetrate a new market for revenue generation through the sale of the Gift Cards in the B2B and corporate/incentives market.