Bayes MBA Student Elective Trips / International Trips

The University of London’s City St George’s is seeking suppliers to support international travel experiences for students in its Bayes Business School MBA programmes. The procurement encompasses services required to design, plan, and deliver international trips, including logistics coordination, accommodation, local transportation, meals, company and organisation visits, speakers, cultural activities, and student support. Additional responsibilities cover travel risk management, incident response, visa guidance, and comprehensive reporting to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all participants.

The requirement is divided into two distinct lots. Lot 1 focuses on compulsory International Consultancy Week trips, while Lot 2 covers optional International Elective trips across various destinations. Suppliers may bid on one or both lots, and the university may entrust multiple providers per lot to fulfil the breadth of needs. The contract will span an initial three‑year term, with the option to extend for up to two additional one‑year periods, contingent on performance, continuing necessity, and institutional approval.

Evaluation will place a primary emphasis on the quality of service delivery, followed by price and a modest social value consideration. All submissions must be made in English and comply with the Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. All services must be able to provide comprehensive travel risk management and incident response in accordance with UK safety regulations.

City St George’s, University of London is seeking to appoint supplier(s) to support the delivery of international trips for Bayes Business School MBA programmes.
The requirement covers services relating to International Consultancy Week and International Electives, including programme design support, logistics, accommodation, local transport, meals, company visits, speakers, cultural activities, travel risk management, student support, visa guidance, incident response, account management, reporting and related services.
The procurement is being conducted as an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.
The requirement is divided into two lots:
Lot 1 – International Consultancy Week
Lot 2 – International Electives
Tenderers may bid for one or both lots. The University may appoint multiple suppliers per lot, subject to the outcome of the evaluation.
The proposed contract term is three years, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to performance, ongoing requirement, value for money and University approval.
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Contract location: UKI31
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Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: En
Enquiry deadline: 2026-06-29T17:00:00+01:00
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Tenders may be submitted electronically: allowed
Award decision date (estimated): 2026-08-28T23:59:59+01:00

Lot number: 1
Description: Lot 1 covers the provision of services to support the delivery of compulsory International Consultancy Week trips for Bayes Business School MBA programmes. Services may include programme planning support, logistics coordination, accommodation, local transport, meals, company and organisation visits, speakers, cultural activities, local partner coordination, travel risk management, incident response, student support, reporting and account management.
Lot value (estimated)

825.000,00 GBP including VAT
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial contract term will be three years. The University reserves the option to extend the contract by up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance, ongoing requirement, value for money and internal University approval. The maximum potential contract term, including extensions, is five years.

Lot number: 2
Description: Lot 2 covers the provision of services to support the delivery of International Elective trips for Bayes Business School MBA programmes. Services may include programme planning support, logistics coordination, accommodation, local transport, meals, company and organisation visits, speakers, cultural activities, local partner coordination, travel risk management, incident response, student support, reporting and account management across international destinations.
Lot value (estimated)

2.475.000,00 GBP including VAT
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial contract term will be three years. The University reserves the option to extend the contract by up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance, ongoing requirement, value for money and internal University approval. The maximum potential contract term, including extensions, is five years.

Award criteria:

Name	Type	Weighting
Quality	quality	70%
Price	price	25%
Social Value	quality	5%