FOI 1746 - Travel Management Processes

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information about your budget and processes for procured services.

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

1. The start and end date of the current contract for travel management including any potential extensions?

This information is publicly available on BLPD: www.blpd.gov.uk under ‘Business Travel’

2. Is the contract linked to any framework, if yes, which one?         As above

3. The supplier(s) on the current contract.           As above

4. Suppliers who bid unsuccessfully for the current contract.    N/A This was done via direct award

5. Please could you provide the original specification for the current contract. N/A This was done via direct award

6. The actual expenditure to date on the contract.  

The expenditure on Travel for the contract period 25/02/21 – 26/02/23 is £5,132.59 excluding Vat.

7. Please could you advise the Senior Officer (outside procurement) responsible for this contract?

No information held (there is no single point of contact for this)