Travel Management Services

NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITEDcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-05cbf0Procurement Act 2023Utilities regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableplanned

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Estimated value

£20.0m

services

Awarded value

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Suppliers

Lots

0 awarded

Published

14 Oct 2025

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Description

NESO are looking to appoint a single capable Supplier to fully manage NESO's operational travel needs and integrate with existing platforms - SAP Concur (current) and Workday (future state T&E module April 2026 ). Key Travel Requirements are: * Online booking tools and offline support * Air, rail, hotel, and car hire bookings * Traveller profile management * NESO Policy compliance and approval workflows * Duty of care and risk management * MI reporting and analytics * Integration with Workday T&E (future state) * Expenses management working alongside NESO finance * A named account manager (this is not an exhaustive list and may develop during the course of Supplier engagement). An implementation phase will take place from May/June 2026 in order to ensure a smooth transition with workday.

Scope

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05cbf0
Total value: £20,000,000 excluding VAT
£24,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool: Standalone contract
Contract dates: 31 Oct 2026 to 30 Oct 2030
Possible extension to 29 Oct 2034
4 x 12 month extensions subject to NESO approval.
Main category: services
CPV classifications: 63516000
79997000
Contract locations: UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Technical Criteria (Including Social Value).	As per Tender Instructions NESO reserves the right to refine the Technical award criteria pursuant to section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. For example, this may include the weightings attributed to the bidder presentations or other functional/non functional aspects.	quality	70.00%
Commercials	As per tender instructions	cost	30.00%

Submission & procedure

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