CONTRACT AWARD 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

Procurement of services to persons with reduced mobility.

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

George Best Belfast City Airport.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Contracting Authority requires provision of certain services and the supply, operation and maintenance of appropriate associated equipment (such as wheelchairs, smax chairs and ambilifts) to persons with reduced mobility at George Best Belfast City Airport. The Contracting Authority requires the provision of a PRM service operated on behalf of the airport authority for all airlines, to be delivered in line with the ECAC Doc 30. Those services extend from meeting passengers requiring assistance in the car park and assisting them throughout their 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 and maintenance of appropriate equipment such as wheelchairs, smax chairs and ambilifts. The contractor will need to supply (at a minimum) two ambilifts, an aisle chair, and a number and range of wheelchairs, together with any other equipment which the contractor deems necessary to provide the services. The Contracting Authority 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 governing provision of the services. The services will be required 364 days per year, between 0500-2200, or until 2359 in exceptional circumstances.

The Contractor will be fully responsible for the day to day management of the services in accordance with all applicable legislation, regulations and codes, including ECAC Doc 30. The Contractor must provide driving training for the use of the equipment (as required), airside training and airside awareness training and ensure the compliance of all equipment with ECAC Doc 30 Annex K recommendations. The Contractor will be responsible for ensuring adequate staffing levels and for meeting KPIs as advised.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.I.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice