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Travel Management Services for NSW, WOG - 1000334

RFT ID 1000334
RFT Type Open Tenders
Published 5-Jul-2010
Closes 3-Aug-2010 9:30am
Category Transport arranging services
Agency NSW Procurement


Contact Person
NSW Procurement Client Support Centre
Phone: 1800 679 289
nswbuy@services.nsw.gov.au

Tender Details

This RFT will require I-Tenders Supplier software tender tool to respond. This software is MS Windows compatible only.

This Request For Tender (RFT) aims to appoint a single corporate travel management company (“TMC”) that is currently set up to meet the requirements of this RFT including the capability to completely service NSW Government in both metropolitan and regional areas. 

The objectives of the proposed Agreement resulting from this RFT includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Provision of quality, cost effective, and fully comprehensive travel management service including policy management, car hire, accommodation, rail and coach travel in addition to the booking and ticketing of all domestic, Trans Tasman, and international travel.

• Provision of robust and appropriate technology.

• Reduce the cost of Travel Management supply by leveraging the buying power of NSW Government.

• Achieve an overall value for money offer and work with suppliers that have the ability to continue to meet NSW Government business needs.

• Optimise savings through cost reduction strategies, improved services, efficiencies and processes.

• Ensure consolidated carbon emission reporting.

• Encourage sound environmental practices. 

NSW Procurement has engaged the services of Travel Management Solutions Pty Ltd for this tender process. 

Location

NSW Regions: Far West, Hunter, Illawarra, Mid North Coast, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Northern, North Western, Richmond Tweed, South Eastern, Sydney
States and Territories: ACT

RFT Type

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

RFT Preview Document(s)


Tender Respondents

Business Name Trading Name Address
American Express International Inc - 175 Liverpool St
Sydney NSW 2000
AUSTRALIA
Carlson Wagonlit Australia Pty Limited Carlson Wagonlit Travel Pty Ltd L19 233 Castlereagh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
AUSTRALIA
Hogg Robinson Australia Pty Ltd HRG Australia L4 9 Castlereagh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
AUSTRALIA
Qantas Business Travel Pty Limited QBT L2 197-201 Coward Street
Mascot NSW 2020
AUSTRALIA

Additional Details / Instructions

Tenderer Briefing to be held: 

Date: Wednesday 14th July 2010
Time: 10.00am to 11.30am
Location:  McKell Building
Level 4, L04 Conference Room 1-W
2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney NSW 2000 

Refer to clauses 4.2 and 4.3 of Part B of this RFT (below) for Tenderer Briefing details and registration procedure.

Documentation  available for this RFT
Only a softcopy (electronic downloadable files), including at least one in .DTT file for the RFT documentation is available.

IMPORTANT - Please read and act on the following
The main RFT file is in a **** . DTT  file format only. 

This format is specific to the i-Tenders software. The main RFT file/s requires this software to open, read and also to prepare your tender.

Obtaining the i-Tenders Supplier software.
If you do not have a current licenced copy of the software, a copy of the software can be downloaded from this web site at no cost as part of the download process. The License Key to activate this software can then also be purchased off this web site for $110.00
After you login and access the RFT more options will be presented to you relating to the software.

Summary Document file:
Also provided below is downloadable file in  ****.PDF format as a summary view of the RFT that provides a Preview summary of information to assist in your decision whether to participate in the tendering process, without purchasing i-Tenders  software (for $110) or becoming a recorded prospective tenderer.

Main RFT Document Files:
First time visitors to this web site who wish to participate will need to Self-register on this web site to gain access to download  the RFT files and to obtain the i-Tenders software.

Download all files including the main *** . DTT file.

In addition there are some other files i.e. some handy User Guides and a Tender Transmittal form (do not incorporate this Form in your DMax tender response file). Send in the Transmittal form separately.

This RFT in softcopy can be downloaded from this web site. 

You must download to your own computer all the files provided (including any addenda from time to time), by clicking on the blue DOWNLOAD A SOFT COPY - free link at the bottom of this page and follow the on-screen instructions.


SUBMITTING your RESPONSE - ELECTRONIC LODGEMENT 

  • When you have completed preparing your tender response  in the required software format  it MUST be lodged electronically via this Web Site. 

  •  Your tender response would normally include at least one file with a file extension of ****.DTR to be a conforming tender

  • Click on the LODGE A RESPONSE link at the bottom of this page and follow the on-screen instructions. You must be a registered user in order to submit a response.

    Electronic Tender Box
    During the lodgement process all submitted responses are encrypted for security and stored securely in the “electronic tender box”.
    All responses that are received successfully can only be accessed, decrypted, retrieved and opened after the RFT has officially closed by a controlled process.

    RFT Response - receipt/confirmation
    A detailed system generated electronic receipt is issued to the respondent for all submitted responses files received successfully.


    Other PC requirements :
    This web site has been optimised for the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator web browsers.  The minimum requirements are as follows - IE version 5.5 or later, Firefox 1 or later, Netscape Navigator Ver. 4.7 or later   all with Cipher Strength = 128bit.
    Your web browser MUST be set to accept cookies. You will not be able to register, access the documents, or lodge tenders if cookies have not allowed.
    To be able to open and read/view the downloaded files for this RFT you may require certain software to be installed on your PC:

    * Adobe  Acrobat Reader  5.0 (or more recent).  Please click here Adobe  Acrobat Reader to be taken to a free download site now.
    * WinZip 7.0 (or more recent) or equivalent.  Please click here Winzip to be taken to a free evaluation download site now.

    Additional software may also be required, including the following, depending on the file types provided with this RFT
      
  • Microsoft  Word 2003 (or more recent) or equivalent
  • Microsoft  Excel 2003 (or more recent) or equivalent
  • i-Tenders Supplier - available from this site

    The tenderer is responsible for the provision and installation of all necessary software.
  • Address for Lodgement

    This web site for this RFT

    Conditions for Participation

    Refer to the relevant sections of the RFT document.