Purpose

Bristol City Council employees are on
occasion, required to travel to perform their duties.
Travel agency services are needed to provide a cost-effective way
for the booking of rail tickets, flights, other transport and
accommodation.
A corporate travel contract affords the Council the following
benefits and therefore the reason for the decision:
1.It saves colleagues time and cost when making business travel
arrangements.
2.The system will ensure the Council’s travel policy is
applied to all bookings.
3.It will help ensure the safety of colleagues by using only
reputable providers of travel and accommodation.
4.It helps track and reduce travel spend. All invoices are
consolidated. It removes the need for the use of corporate
procurements cards for travel and accommodation purposes. Through
economies of scale the supplier can access favourable rates. We
will receive detailed reports of expenditure and have greater
oversight of approval processes. We can also ensure all VAT costs
are saved through itemised reports.

Content

Procurement of a corporate travel booking
system.
Bristol City Council employees are on occasion, required to travel
to perform their duties.
Travel agency services are needed to provide a cost-effective way
for the booking of rail tickets, flights, other transport and
accommodation.
With the benefit of professional procurement advice, a direct award
has been made to Click Travel (Travel Management Solutions) for a
period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further
year.