United Kingdom

News: Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK has been awarded five Lots for Travel Management Service Providers in the new framework agreement by Buying Solutions: All Services, Air & Ferry, Rail, Hotel, and Conferences; each for a length of four years.

“Given our proven track record with public sector customers from large central government departments through to local government and charitable foundations, we are delighted to be reappointed to the government travel framework.”

Nigel Turner, Director of Public Sector and Industry Affairs, CWT UK

Savings, safety, security and sustainability are key in today's travel management programming and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has been working with Public Sector organisations for over 20 years.

 

Under the Buying Solutions travel framework agreement CWT, the UK’s leading public sector and corporate business travel management company, serves public sector clients by using our experience, our excellent supplier relationships, the talent of our award-winning people and innovative technology.

 

We offer a unique one-stop- service covering air, rail, hotel and meeting requirements and all contracts are managed by our specialist public sector account management team.

 

Our leading IT solutions enhance all disciplines and support traditional or online servicing options competitively.

For more information about CWT’s public sector capabilities, please contact Paula Evans, business development manager, CWT UK, at pevans@carlsonwagonlit.co.uk or +44 (0)20 3353 0340.

A sample of CWT’s accreditations and awards:

• Winner of Home Office award categories ‘Overall Supplier of the Year’ and ‘Best Contribution to a Project or Programme’ 2010 inaugural Efficiency Award (see below)

• Winner of Eurostar’s 2009 Tread Lightly Award

• Awarded Defra’s inaugural Efficiency Award 2008

• Accredited by Achilles for the Verify Category A Audit. 

• CAESER (Corporate Assessment of Environmental, Social and Economic Responsibility) accredited

• Signatory of the Prompt Payment Code

• Winner for the past three consecutive years of the Institute of Travel & Meetings (ITM) Icarus Award for Environmental Commitment

 

Home Office ‘Overall Supplier of the Year’ Award

 

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK scooped ‘Overall Supplier of the Year’ as well as ‘ Best Contribution to a Project or Programme’ at the 2010 Home Office Supplier Value and Innovation Awards against nearly 5,000 Home Office suppliers.

Since CWT started working with the Home Office in 2008, savings of £5.9 million have been achieved by consolidating their travel programme. Actions such as implementing an online booking tool, creating a bespoke hotel programme, providing detailed reporting on policy compliance and performance measurement against environmental targets and installing rail ticket printers in Home Office locations helped to achieve these results.

“We have an excellent relationship with CWT based on openness, trust and creativity,” said John Collington, Group Commercial Director, Home Office, in stating why CWT was awarded ‘Overall Supplier of the Year.’

Photo caption: Sandy Moring (second from left), Senior Director, Public Sector & Sustainability, CWT UK & Ireland, accepts CWT’s accolades during the 2010 Home Office Supplier Value and Innovation Awards from Home Office representatives Sir David Normington, Permanent Secretary; (left), Helen Kilpatrick, Director-General, Financial and Commercial; and John Collington (right), Group Commercial Director.