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PRM Services Agreement

BELFAST CITY AIRPORT LIMITED · compiled

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Opportunity overview

BCA requires the provision of a PRM service operated on behalf of the airport authority for all airlines, to be delivered in line with ECAC Doc 30, CAP 1228 and CAP 1228a. The Services extend from meeting passengers requiring assistance in the car park and assisting them throughout their airport journey to boarding and seating them on the aircraft. The Services also require: (a) the disembarking of passengers requiring assistance from arriving aircraft, through the terminal, baggage collection and to onward transport; and (b) the supply, operation, maintenance and cleaning of appropriate equipment, such as wheelchairs, Smax chair, aviramp and ambilifts. The Contractor will need to supply (at a minimum) three ambilifts, an aviramp, an aisle chair and a number and range of wheelchairs, together with any other equipment which the Contractor deems necessary to provide the Services. BCA does however own a Smax chair which the Contractor will be entitled to use during, and in accordance with the terms of, the Services Agreement.

Classification

  • CPV63721500 — Passenger terminal operation services
  • CPV33193000 — Invalid carriages, wheelchairs and associated devices
  • CPV33196200 — Devices for the disabled
  • CPV60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
  • CPV60400000 — Air transport services
  • CPV63112100 — Passenger baggage handling services
  • CPV63731000 — Airport operation services

Lots

  • BCA intends to award the contract to a single provider to manage the provision of the PRM Services in the "Landside" and "Airside" areas at Belfast City Airport. The scope of services to be provided are summarised in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and will be provided in more detail in the Invitation to Negotiate. Qualified bidders will be asked to provide costs on the basis of labour and equipment (including maintenance) costs. Qualified bidders will have the opportunity to visit the site before submitting tenders. The estimated value of this procurement is on the basis of the maximum possible duration of the contract (being 5 years).£3.4m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04879f
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Successive Reduction
Yes

Tender Period

Ends
6 Sept 2024, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
As set out in the contract documentation which will be provided to all bidders invited to take part in the negotiation process
Tenderer Legal Form
Subject to the status and involvement of the parties, BCA may require the parties to commit to joint and several liability in respect of the contract. Alternatively BCA may require the lead operator to take total responsibility or a consortium to form a legal entity and provide company guarantees before entering into any contract.
Has Electronic Payment
Yes

Classification

Id
63721500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Passenger terminal operation services

Submission terms

Deposits Guarantees
BCA reserves the right to require performance bonds, deposits, company guarantees, or other forms of undertaking or security to ensure proper contractual performance.

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
270

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Reduction Criteria
As specified in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
As specified in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
BCA intends to award the contract to a single provider to manage the provision of the PRM Services in the "Landside" and "Airside" areas at Belfast City Airport. The scope of services to be provided are summarised in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and will be provided in more detail in the Invitation to Negotiate. Qualified bidders will be asked to provide costs on the basis of labour and equipment (including maintenance) costs. Qualified bidders will have the opportunity to visit the site before submitting tenders. The estimated value of this procurement is on the basis of the maximum possible duration of the contract (being 5 years).

Value

Amount
3,375,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The Agreement is for an Initial Period of 3 years. The Customer may extend this Agreement beyond the Initial Period on up to two subsequent occasions of twelve (12) months each

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
BELFAST CITY AIRPORT Sydenham By-pass BELFAST BT39JH

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33193000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Invalid carriages, wheelchairs and associated devices
Entry 2
Id
33196200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Devices for the disabled
Entry 3
Id
60170000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Entry 4
Id
60400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Air transport services
Entry 5
Id
63112100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Passenger baggage handling services
Entry 6
Id
63731000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Airport operation services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-NI016363
Name
BELFAST CITY AIRPORT LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT39JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Belfast City Airport Sydenham By-Pass

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
AIRPORT_RELATED_ACTIVITIES
Scheme
TED_CE_ACTIVITY
Description
Airport-related activities

Identifier

Id
NI016363
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
BELFAST CITY AIRPORT LIMITED

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1401
Name
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 3JY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland

Award information

Award 1
Id
000646-2025-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000646-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
000646-2025-1
Date Signed
13 Dec 2024, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BELFAST · UKN06 · BT39JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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