TMCs secure places on new Crown Commercial Service travel framework

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the UK’s largest procurement organisation for the public sector, has announced the list of TMCs which have secured a place on its new framework for business travel, meetings and events.

Following a competitive tendering process, Corporate Travel Management, Clarity Travel, TravelPerk, Selective Travel Management and Reed & Mackay are among the companies to have secured a place on the CCS framework for the next four years.

The framework is used to give public sector bodies, such as central government departments, local authorities, universities, schools, NHS trusts and the third sector, access to services which have been negotiated by CCS. 

The four lots under the Travel, Transport, Accommodation and Venue Solutions framework are worth up to a total of £12.5 billion over the four-year period. The new suppliers will go live to clients from 15 October.

The details of the winning companies are:

Lot 1 – UK and overseas booked business travel, approved civilian programmes and emergency response solutions:
Corporate Travel Management

Lot 2 – UK booked national and international business travel:
Clarity Travel
TravelPerk
Selective Travel Management

Lot 3 – Venue finding and supporting services for meetings, conferences and events:
Calder Conferences

Lot 4 – Accommodation and venues for approved civilian programmes:
Calder Conferences
Mears Limited
Reed & Mackay

Three years ago, CCS redesigned its travel and venue booking service framework to focus on virtual solutions and carbon net zero opportunities.

Donna Fitzgerald, Clarity’s executive director of travel, said: “This award cements the longevity of our relationship and support to CCS customers as a single-source supplier for travel management services in the public sector.

“This award will allow our customers a continuation of our award-winning service, market-leading technology and competitive rates which their framework customers are used to benefiting from.”