Travel management services

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Travel Management Services: This requirement establishes a framework agreement and the initial call off contract for Essex County Council. The supplier needs to provide an online — one stop shop- to enable individual employees to book and pay for: 1) UK and International Rail, Sea crossing and air travel; 2) Hotel accommodation; 3) Venue hire for conferences and events. This should intelligently and proportionally enact the Authorities travel and accommodation policies. This needs to be accessed via ‘single sign on’ from the Authorities computers. Needs to offer the Authority the most efficient possible billing and accounting methods. The supplier must hold accreditation with ATOC, ABTA, IATA, ATOL (or equivalent). Travel Management Services: This requirement establishes a framework agreement and the initial call off contract for Essex County Council. The supplier needs to provide an online — one stop shop- to enable individual employees to book and pay for 1) UK and International Rail, Sea crossing and air travel. 2) Hotel accommodation. 3) Venue hire for conferences and events. This should intelligently and proportionally enact the Authorities travel and accommodation policies. This needs to be accessed via ‘single sign on’ from the Authorities computers. Needs to offer the Authority the most efficient possible billing and accounting methods. The supplier must hold accreditation with ATOC, ABTA, IATA, ATOL (or equivalent). As part of the requirement ECC is seeking to obtain flexibility with regards to its ability to allow Public Sector partner organisations (including any future successor organisation(s) to the functions exercised by any such organisations) to utilise the benefits of the contract. These other public sector bodies include: — Essex County Council including partly owned joint ventures, subsidiaries and Local Authority Trading Vehicles and Companies and any of its statutory successors and further legal entities / organisations created (whether as a result of re-organisation or organisational changes occurring) during the life of the procured Agreement. Details of existing companies are as follows: Anglia Ruskin Health Partnership Ltd, Essex Cares Ltd, ECL Trading Limited, Essex Equipment Services Ltd, Essex Community Support Ltd, Essex Employment and Inclusion Ltd, Essex LEP Ltd, Essex School (Holdings) Ltd, Essex Schools Ltd, Essex Schools Holdings (Woodlands) Ltd, Essex Trade and Investment Ltd, iESE Limited, Library Services (Slough) Ltd, Vine HR Ltd, TDFHUB2014 Ltd, Essex Assist Ltd, Essex Legal Services Ltd, Exwaste Ltd, Remade Essex Ltd and Smarte East Ltd. — County, Unitary, City, District, Borough and Parish Councils within the geographical boundaries of Essex. — Fire and rescue authorities predominantly within the geographical boundaries of Essex. _ All Universities and higher education establishments.