Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Stichting Albeda aims to stimulate the recovery of group travel for employees and students. The tender concerns a service contract for a travel agency that organizes one- and multi-day excursions and study trips. A cost-efficient approach is essential: low-cost transport (bus or cheap flight tickets), budget accommodations (low-class hotels, hostels, youth hostels), and affordable activities. The contracting authority employs a one-stop shopping model, in which students are involved under the supervision of the travel organization. One service provider is sought to coordinate all components, ensuring the organization has a uniform and transparent approach.
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01What is being requested
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Stichting Albeda aims to stimulate the recovery of group travel for employees and students. The tender concerns a service contract for a travel agency that organizes one- and multi-day excursions and study trips. A cost-efficient approach is essential: low-cost transport (bus or cheap flight tickets), budget accommodations (low-class hotels, hostels, youth hostels), and affordable activities. The contracting authority employs a one-stop shopping model, in which students are involved under the supervision of the travel organization. One service provider is sought to coordinate all components, ensuring the organization has a uniform and transparent approach.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, employees and students of Albeda participated annually in various one- and multi-day excursions and study trips, both domestically and abroad. The contracting authority expects that travel for employees and students will recover following the Covid-19 pandemic. Group trips are usually linked to specific educational objectives. This means that the travel and accommodation must be as inexpensive as possible because students (co)pay. This translates into the desired transport (bus or low-cost flight tickets), overnight stays (low-class hotel, hostel, youth hostel), a
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
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What requirements are set regarding the costs of the travel facilities?
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07Estimated value versus the market
€ 443K
€ 1,2 mln
€ 4,0 mln
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