Service market

Travel management contracts

UK public sector · 80 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
80
Last 12 months
Median contract
£1.3m
Recorded value
Recorded value
£686m
78 of 80 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
71
Suppliers
18

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most travel management contracts took 81% of them (65 of 80).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter held steady across the period.
  • The median contract, £1.3m, is 13.2 times the median across transport & logistics contracts (£101k).

Who buys travel management

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2 contracts
  2. 2Cabinet Office2 contracts
  3. 3CEFAS2 contracts
  4. 4De Montfort University2 contracts
  5. 5Waythrough2 contracts
  6. 6British Council2 contracts
  7. 7Public Services Delivery Scotland2 contracts
  8. 8Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire2 contracts
  9. 9Ministry of Justice1 contract
  10. 10Department for Work and Pensions1 contract

Top travel management contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1TravelPerk23 contracts
  2. 2Corporate Travel Management21 contracts
  3. 3Clarity Business Travel13 contracts
  4. 4Key Travel5 contracts
  5. 5Selective Travel Management3 contracts
  6. 6CLARITY TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED2 contracts
  7. 7INNTEL LIMITED2 contracts
  8. 8Clarity1 contract
  9. 9Servace Solutions Limited1 contract
  10. 10Agiito1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

19Q4 2025*22Q1 202617Q2 202622Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 74 · Scotland 5 · Wales 1

London11North East8West Midlands7Yorkshire and The Humber6South East6Scotland4East Midlands2North West1East of England1Wales1UK-wide or not stated33

What is included

A travel management company or agency books rail, air, hotels, car hire and taxis for staff and other travellers the buyer sends, through an online booking tool and offline agents, with management information and duty of care.

  • Travel management company contracts
  • Online booking tools with offline booking support
  • Travel agency services for overseas offices
  • Travel and accommodation booking management
  • Booking travel for scheme applicants, clients or displaced people
  • Meeting venue booking bundled with travel

What is not included

  • Hotel or venue booking without travel (trn.travel.venue-finding-and-booking-services)
  • Group trips, study tours and sports tours (trn.travel.group-and-educational-travel)
  • Taxis bought directly from operators (trn.taxi.taxi-and-private-hire)
  • Hotel rooms themselves (cat.accom.hotel-accommodation-for-staff-and-visitors)
  • Travel risk management (sec.special.travel-risk-management)
  • Expense and booking software bought alone (it.ent.expenses-management)

Often bought by the same buyers