Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
London
UK
E-mail: sam.hatton@dft.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.dft.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Aviation Safety Audits of Crown Dependencies (Procurement Opportunity)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for Transport, acting on behalf of the UK Government, is seeking to appoint external Aviation Safety Auditors to conduct Aviation Safety Audits of the three UK Crown Dependencies and Gibraltar to ensure the provisions and Standards and Recommended Practices of the Chicago Convention are being maintained.
The Department for Transport will award one contract to one Supplier (or Consortium or as a Sub-Contracting arrangement of Suppliers) to undertake the Aviation Safety Audits for all Technical Areas (Legislation, Organisation, Airworthiness, Flight Operations, Aerodromes and Ground Aids, Personnel Licensing, and Air Navigation Services) in all four locations.
Please access the Invitation to Tender documentation via the Jaggaer platform https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
And search for 'tender_4465 - Aviation Safety Audits of Crown Dependencies (Procurement Opportunity)', should you wish to participate in this opportunity.
If you are not currently registered on the DfT’s Jaggaer platform, please register your organisation for an account.
The DfT is planning to host a Bidder Briefing Session on 7 September 2023 hosted via Microsoft Teams.
If you would like to attend, please raise a message via Jaggaer with the representative’s name, job title and email address (maximum of 2 representatives per organisation). Please note that this event will be recorded and published shortly after on the e sourcing portal.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
104 900.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60410000
60420000
60440000
71311200
71317200
71317210
79212000
79417000
80330000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Transport, acting on behalf of the UK Government, is seeking to appoint external Aviation Safety Auditors to conduct Aviation Safety Audits of the three UK Crown Dependencies and Gibraltar to ensure the provisions and Standards and Recommended Practices of the Chicago Convention are being maintained.
The Department for Transport will award one contract to one Supplier (or Consortium or as a Sub-Contracting arrangement of Suppliers) to undertake the Aviation Safety Audits for all Technical Areas (Legislation, Organisation, Airworthiness, Flight Operations, Aerodromes and Ground Aids, Personnel Licensing, and Air Navigation Services) in all four locations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
104 900.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 14
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/09/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 2 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
25/09/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Department for Transport
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/08/2023