CONTRACT NOTICE - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

Management of the Replenishment and Storage of Aviation Fuel and the Undertaking of ‘Into Plane’ operations at Birmingham Airport.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Birmingham Airport.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operator
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Airport is in the process of acquiring 3 no. aviation fuel tanks, each with a capacity of 85 000 litres, and is seeking to appoint a contractor to manage delivery of aviation fuel by fuel providers authorised by Birmingham Airport into storage tanks, manage the storage of the fuel and manage and operate the into-plane supply service for airline customers of authorised fuel suppliers. The appointment will be for an initial 3 year term with the option to extend for a further 2 year period. It should be noted that over the term of the contract there is potential for additional tanks to be acquired should demand dictate.

The Airport will explore a number of options in this procurement exercise including where the appointed contractor / operator has to provide all of the assets necessary for the operation of the contract (including refuelling bowsers) and where the provision of assets are the responsibility of the Airport.

A list of the duties expected of the appointed contractor / operator is appended to the pre-qualification questionnaire.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Birmingham Airport will explore a number of options during the procurement process where provision of assets necessary to support the delivery of the contract may be supplied by the Airport or alternatively by the appointed provider.

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent calls for competition:

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

See tender documentation.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

See tender documentation.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Joint and several liability.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

In support of the requirements of Article 57(1)- (5) of the PCR which are reflection in of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 where the Utility under Art 3 is a contracting Authority, conviction for criminal offences in the course of business (corruption, conspiracy, bribery, fraud and money laundering) will disqualify individuals from further participation in the procurement process.

Those organisations which are in administration, bankrupt, being wound up or which have not paid taxes or contributions to social security will also be disqualified from further participation in the procurement process.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

In support of the requirements of Article 57(1)- (5) of the PCR which are reflection in of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 where the Utility under Art 3 is a contracting Authority, conviction for criminal offences in the course of business (corruption, conspiracy, bribery, fraud and money laundering) will disqualify individuals from further participation in the procurement process.

Those organisations which are in administration, bankrupt, being wound up or which have not paid taxes or contributions to social security will also be disqualified from further participation in the procurement process.

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for executing the contract?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Negotiated		Have candidates already been selected?	No

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3) Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

IV.3.2)

Previous publication concerning the same contract

Periodic indicative notice
Notice on a buyer profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender 

IV.3.7)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this Procurement is a Recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

Birmingham Airport will not be liable for expenses and costs incurred by organisations in respect of the preparation and submission of expressions of interest and tender documentation.

Birmingham Airport reserves the right to cancel the procurement exercise at any point and will not be liable for expenses and costs incurred by organisations in respect of the preparation and submission of expressions of interest and tender documentation.

Should you wish to express an interest in this project then you should click on the hyperlink as follows:-

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamairport/aspx/Home

the following instructions should be as followed:-

1. Click on the hyperlink in the OJEU notice.

2. If you are not registered with In-Tend through Birmingham Airport. You will be required to complete all of the fields in yellow.

3. Once this has been done then click on the ‘register my company’ tab. Your company is now registered.

4. Click ‘Home’ tab.

5. Login to the system by entering your e-mail address and password.

6. Highlight ‘tender’ tab.

7. Click on ‘current’ tab.

8. Find the relevant PQQ that you are interested in accessing.

9. Click ‘view details’ tab.

10. Click on ‘PQQ’ tab.

11. Click on ‘download’ tab.

12. You will need to complete the questionnaire off-line.

13. In order to submit your PQQ response you will need to login to the system again (step 5) and follow the process as above through to step 10.

14. In order to submit your PQQ response click on ‘attach document’ tab.

15. Once you are content that all of your documents have been attached click on the red ‘submit return’ tab.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact point from which additional documentation may be obtained

III)

Address and contact point to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent