Airport Operations, Logistics and Engineering Support Contract.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Department for Transport
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
Contact point(s): The Agent (for the purposes of this procurement only): Government Procurement Service, 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9PP
For the attention of: Managed Contracts Team
SW1P 4DR London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)Main activity
Other: Public Procurement
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Airport Operations, Logistics and Engineering Support Contract.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Airports Commission wishes to appoint a consultant to provide technical support to the Airports Commission in the areas of Airport Operations, Logistics and Engineering to assist the Commission in assessing and developing various options for providing additional UK airport capacity, and in making recommendations in its final report to the Secretary of State for Transport.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
71000000, 71220000, 71240000, 71242000, 71310000, 71311000, 71311200, 71311240, 71313400
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The second phase of the Airports Commission's programme will progress a discrete number of airport proposals to a consistent, uniform level of detail and appraisal. Potential providers to this contract will play a crucial role in this progression, either by leading scheme development and appraisal, or by quality assuring the work of scheme proposers.
Throughout the duration of the contract, airport operations, logistics and engineering advisors should be capable of providing support and advice to the Airports Commission and secretariat in relation to the following, broad areas: a) designing airport systems, b) appraising the engineering aspects of airport designs, and c) project managing the outputs of the other consultants employed on the same project.
Further details on the scope of the project are given in the Statement of Requirements, attachment 2.
This Procurement is being managed and facilitated by Government Procurement Service (referred to as the Agent). The Agent is acting on behalf of the Contracting Authority throughout the procurement process.
The Airport Operations, Logistics and Engineering Support Services Contract will be between the successful Supplier and the Contracting Authority, not the Agent.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 000 000 and 3 500 000 GBP
Throughout the duration of the contract, airport operations, logistics and engineering advisors should be capable of providing support and advice to the Airports Commission and secretariat in relation to the following, broad areas: a) designing airport systems, b) appraising the engineering aspects of airport designs, and c) project managing the outputs of the other consultants employed on the same project.
Further details on the scope of the project are given in the Statement of Requirements, attachment 2.
This Procurement is being managed and facilitated by Government Procurement Service (referred to as the Agent). The Agent is acting on behalf of the Contracting Authority throughout the procurement process.
The Airport Operations, Logistics and Engineering Support Services Contract will be between the successful Supplier and the Contracting Authority, not the Agent.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 000 000 and 3 500 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: The duration of the Airport Engineering Support Contract is for a period of 18 Months with the Contracting Authority retaining the prerogative to extend the Contract for a further 3 Month period.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 18 (from the award of the contract)
Description of these options: The duration of the Airport Engineering Support Contract is for a period of 18 Months with the Contracting Authority retaining the prerogative to extend the Contract for a further 3 Month period.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 18 (from the award of the contract)
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 1
Number of possible renewals: 1
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 18 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Participants will be advised if this is necessary during the procurement. Parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability may be required by the Agent if considered appropriate.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
No special legal form is required but if a Contract is awarded to a consortium, the Contracting Authority/Agent may require the consortium to form a legal entity before entering into the Contract.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender ('ITT').
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Agent's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access its email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Agent's Helpdesk: Freephone: +44 3450103503
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Agent's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for GPS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Contact if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at:
http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender
Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing
Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The Agent will process the email and then enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access its email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Agent's Helpdesk: Freephone: +44 3450103503
email:
Responses must be published by the date in IV.3.4.III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT.
(a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the Contract[for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
The ITT can be accessed at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1
The Agent may take into account any of the following information:(a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the Contract[for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT.
a) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past 3 years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: - where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority, - where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser's certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
b) an indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the economic operator's undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the contractor can call in order to carry out the work;
c) a description of the technical facilities and measures used by the supplier or service provider for ensuring quality and the undertaking's study and research facilities;
(d) a statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last 3 years;
(e) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT.
The ITT can be accessed at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1
The Agent may have regard to any of the following means in its assessment:a) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past 3 years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: - where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority, - where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser's certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
b) an indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the economic operator's undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the contractor can call in order to carry out the work;
c) a description of the technical facilities and measures used by the supplier or service provider for ensuring quality and the undertaking's study and research facilities;
(d) a statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last 3 years;
(e) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
RM1082
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
13.1.2014 - 15:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
in days: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 13.1.2014 - 15:00
Place:
Electronically, via web-based portal.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
Please note this Procurement is being managed and facilitated by Government Procurement Service (referred to as the Agent). The Agent is acting on behalf of the Contracting Authority throughout the procurement process.
The Airport Operations, Logistics and Engineering Support Contract will be between the successful Supplier and the Contracting Authority, not the Agent.
Potential Providers should note that, in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the Agent intends to publish the Selection and Award Questionnaires, Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and the text of any Contract awarded, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Agent. Further information on transparency can be found at:
The Agent expressly reserves the right (i) not to award the Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will either the Agent or the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to the Contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
The Airport Operations, Logistics and Engineering Support Contract will be between the successful Supplier and the Contracting Authority, not the Agent.
Potential Providers should note that, in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the Agent intends to publish the Selection and Award Questionnaires, Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and the text of any Contract awarded, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Agent. Further information on transparency can be found at:
The Agent expressly reserves the right (i) not to award the Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will either the Agent or the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to the Contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Agent will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Agent as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No. 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
27.11.2013