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Clarity Travel Management forecasts £30m windfall

Clarity Travel Management, formerly The Co-operative Travel Management, is predicting a £30m increase in sales following its appointment to the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) framework agreement.

The combined purchasing consortia representing over 300 higher education and further education institutions across the UK, re-tendered as one group for the first time in three separate lots; Business Travel Management Service, Hotel, Conference & Meeting Booking and Student (Group) Travel Services with the total travel spend expected to exceed £100m.

Clarity, which is headquartered in Manchester, is now one of six suppliers providing business travel management services and one of four suppliers providing hotel and conferencing services through the new framework.

Chief executive of Clarity Travel Management, Pat McDonagh, said: “We know that business travel isn’t one size fits all and we allow travel managers to specify complex sets of rules and regulations for trips, personalising the results and flagging the most cost effective options.

“We love working with academic institutions, where the travel needs differ from department to department and budgets are key. Our investment in the best people and best technology is what sets us apart and enables us to deliver savings for organisations of all sizes.”

Head of operational procurement for the SUPC, Paul Mander, said: “SUPC is delighted to have the new travel management framework up and running to allow all consortia members to save time and money when purchasing business travel and conference services.”

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