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

Managed Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Contract.

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

Belfast.

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)

Belfast City Airport (BCA) is seeking a provider of Air Traffic Control (ATC) services. The successful bidder will utilise staff that are currently directly employed by BCA in this service provision. It is anticipated that TUPE (being the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regualtions) will apply.

BCA currently serves approximately 2 800 000 passengers per annum to a range of destinations, primarily in Great Britain. Current aircraft movements amount to approximately 40 000 per annum and comprise a mixture of Airbus 320 family, Embraer E-Jets, Dash 8-400 and selected other small regional aircraft. BCA expects that these numbers will grow over the next 5-10 years but make no warranties or guarantees in this regard and Applicants are advised to make their own assessment.

Currently the main operating airlines at BCA include Flybe, Aer Lingus, British Airways, KLM regional and Vueling. There are a number of selected seasonal charter operations during both winter and summer, and a fixed base operator (FBO) facility for executive jets which currently caters for approximately 1 500 movements per annum.

BCA invites applicants to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to form part of a short list to participate in a competitive tender exercise in connection with a contract for a managed ANSP solution (the Services). It should be noted that this procurement exercise is for Part B Services as defined under the EU Procurement Directives Utilities Contract Regulations 2006. The procedure that will be adopted for the award of this process will be the negotiated procedure.

The ANSP current achieves a movement rate of 16 per hour, together with consistently high levels of safety performance, punctuality and compliance with noise abatement procedures. The infrastructure includes:

— CAT I ILS on both runways;

— I-RVR (forward scatter metre);

— Selex PSR and SSR.

A full list will be included with the ITN documentation.

The successful Applicant will work closely with BCA to deliver a safe, compliant, and customer orientated service. The successful Applicant will embrace new technologies and methods of work to deliver an operationally and environmentally efficient service. Specific areas for focus include:

— Evaluation and implementation of Performance Based Navigation (PBN);

— Electronic Flight Progress Strips;

— Optimisation of radar safety nets;

— Optimise administration of SMS, QMS, Unit Training Plan and Unit Competency Scheme;

— Access to enhanced training (e.g. simulator) and operational briefing systems;

— Timely and transparent reporting of key performance indicators.

Contract duration of 10 years from date of commencement.

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

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

Further information will be made available in the tender documents.

III.1.2)

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

Further information will be made available in the tender documents.

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

Further information will be provided in the tender documents.

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

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met. Further information will be made available in the tender documents.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Further information will be made available in the tender documents.

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

ANSP

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

On or after 1.7.2025.

VI.2)

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

VI.3)

Additional Information

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