# The Growth Company Invitation to Tender The Provision of Travel Management Services

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by The Growth Company.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Growth Company](/buyers/the-growth-company/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £1,600,000
- Published: 20 November 2024
- Contract start: 24 February 2025
- Contract end: 22 February 2030
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4d698c18-85d7-40c4-9f61-a0674ea587a0-804195
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-55c5b7fe-e1fb-48d1-a6c4-3058695dec71

## Description

The Growth Company wishes to appoint a Travel Management provider for the purpose of booking all rail and air tickets, hotel accommodation, and other travel related services for both domestic and international travel\. This requirement covers the Growth Company Group, and tenderers shall note that each trading entity within our Group have different travel and service requirements, with some parts of the group travelling more extensively than others\. The key aim of this tender process is to appoint a TMC who provide the best fit for the various requirements of our diverse stakeholders\. GC's main objectives for this tender are as follows: • Online Booking Services • Offline Booking Services • Service Levels • Travel Expertise, Travel Reporting and GC Travel Policy Support • Emergency and Out of Hours Service • Hotel Accommodation • Apartment Accommodation • Air Travel • Visa's • Vehicle Hire • Rail Travel • Integrations with other Services and Providers and Payment Technologies To apply for this tender opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app\.panacea-software\.com/growth Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents\. Your tender submission must be made on the Panacea Portal\. Please ensure ALL the relevant tender documents are included within the 'Response' section of the Questionnaire\. You can add these individually or utilise a Zip folder to submit your response\. Once uploaded, this will allow you to 'Submit' your bid\. The documents contain instructions and information for your tender, including specification of requirements, and the key assessment and evaluation criteria that will be used to assess offers\. The deadline for submission of the required documents is at 16:00 on Friday 20th December 2024\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d698c18-85d7-40c4-9f61-a0674ea587a0-804195)