Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
London
SW1P 4DR
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
https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Reference number: TAVI3127
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for Transport (DfT), acting on behalf of the UK Government, is seeking to appoint external Aviation Safety Auditors to conduct Aviation Safety Audits of the UK Crown Dependencies and Gibraltar's regulatory authorities compliance against international safety standards. The DfT 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 applicable Technical Areas in all four CD locations.
The DfT have taken on board comments from prospective suppliers after the last procurement round and have made the following changes:
-The budget for this Audit is now set at £400,000. This is an increase from the previous procurement round budget of £104,900.
-Suppliers can submit their cost breakdown per project component, in the hope that this flexibility in the usage of funds is welcomed.
-We have dropped the pass/fail requirements for ICAO Accreditation Certification. This will now form the desirable criteria as defined in the specification, with essential criteria for assessment being a suppliers evidence of suitability and experience, as defined in the specification.
The DfT 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 in all four CD locations.
Please access the Invitation to Tender documentation via the Jaggaer platform https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
And search for ITT reference itt_1984 - Aviation Safety Audits of Crown Dependencies (2024 Revised), 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.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
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
79417000
80330000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Transport (DfT), acting on behalf of the UK Government, is seeking to appoint external Aviation Safety Auditors to conduct Aviation Safety Audits of the UK Crown Dependencies and Gibraltar's regulatory authorities compliance against international safety standards. The DfT 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 applicable Technical Areas in all four CD locations.
The DfT have taken on board comments from prospective suppliers after the last procurement round and have made the following changes:
-The budget for this Audit is now set at £400,000. This is an increase from the previous procurement round budget of £104,900.
-Suppliers can submit their cost breakdown per project component, in the hope that this flexibility in the usage of funds is welcomed.
-We have dropped the pass/fail requirements for ICAO Accreditation Certification. This will now form the desirable criteria as defined in the specification, with essential criteria for assessment being a suppliers evidence of suitability and experience, as defined in the specification.
The DfT 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 in all four CD locations.
Please access the Invitation to Tender documentation via the Jaggaer platform https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
And search for ITT reference itt_1984 - Aviation Safety Audits of Crown Dependencies (2024 Revised), 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
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:
29/02/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/02/2024
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
Department for Transport
London
SW1P 4DR
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/01/2024