Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
MAG Airport Ltd
11748654
Olympic House
Manchester
M90 1QX
UK
Contact person: Gary Sadler
E-mail: gary.sadler@magairports.com
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.magairports.com/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://esourcing.waxdigital.co.uk/MAG/Signin.aspx
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://esourcing.waxdigital.co.uk/MAG/Signin.aspx
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Airport Related Activity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The provision of AI Technology Solutions
Reference number: ID5908
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
MAG is seeking to appoint a Provider to an AI Technology Solutions Framework Agreement to deliver an AI Turnaround Solution.
The AI Turnaround project is within the Optimise Aircraft Movements programme in Transformation and is an enabler for MAG's Airfield digitization strategy.
The AI Turnaround project will provide accurate real-time data on turnaround events and the ability to better calculate Target Off Block Time and end of ground handling processes. The technology will eventually be rolled out to all stands at all 3 MAG UK airports.
It is anticipated that the AI Turnaround solution will prove the foundation for future AI Smart vision / computer vision development across other areas of the airport(s) operation. There is the potential for future AI technology requirements to be developed and utilised across MAG in partnership with the successful framework Provider.
Further information is available in the tender documentation.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
8 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD33
UKF22
UKH35
Main site or place of performance:
Manchester Airport, Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Provision of AI Technology Solutions including an AI Turnaround Solution. Further information available in the tender documentation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
8 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 96
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The procurement process will be managed through MAGSource. All bidders interested in
participating in this procurement must self-register via the portal which
can be accessed here: https;//esourcing.waxdigital.co.uk/MAG/Signin.aspx
Once registered, please contact gary.sadler@magairports.com to be included in
the event.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: Max 8 years under UCR 2016.We wish to establish a long term partnership.
IV.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
27/10/2023
Local time: 13:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
25/09/2023
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
Tender must be valid until:
20/09/2024
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
MAG Group Legal
Olympic House, Manchester Airport
Manchester
M90 1QX
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
MAG Airport LTD will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of
the contracts communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on
the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,
provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into The Utilities Contracts
Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm
by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2023