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Published 16 Jan 2024, 08:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Aeronautical Flight Inspection Services

Official notice

Authority: Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£600,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Feb 2024awarded 27 Mar 2024
Awarded to Flight Calibration Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HIAL requires a contract for flight inspection services to be carried out by a CAA approved flight inspection organisation.

  • Recurrence: October 2028

CPV: Technical inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1HIAL requires a contract for flight inspection services to be carried out by a Civil…AwardedRenewal

HIAL requires a contract for flight inspection services to be carried out by a Civil Aviation Authority approved flight inspection organisation.

Article 205 of the Air Navigation Order 2016 and CAP670 – ATS Safety Requirements require that a navigation aid is flight checked by the Civil Aviation Authority or an organisation approved by the CAA. Flight inspection of navigation aids is required as a regulatory requirement to check, verify and certify the installations according to these regulations.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Tenderers are invited to provide details of additional options which HIAL may exercise · possible 2 year extensionVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 99Price: 60Environmental: 1
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Implementation Plans: 5
  • Service Delivery: 59
  • Key Personnel: 30
  • Performance Management: 5
  • price: 60
  • Sustainable Procurement: 1
Published award criteria (9)
  • Implementation Plans: 5
  • Service Delivery: 59
  • Key Personnel: 30
  • Performance Management: 5
  • Sustainable Procurement: 1
  • Cyber Security: Pass/Fail
  • Contract Compliance: Pass/ Fail
  • Additional Options: Not scored
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · October 2028
First published
16 Jan 2024, 08:45 GMT
Last source update
4 Apr 2024, 12:15 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
HIA-1759
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010921
Classification (CPV)
Technical inspection services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042d61 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:762885)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
14 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Feb 2024 → 4 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    14 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    4 Apr 2024, 12:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Apr 2024, 12:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Flight Calibration Services LimitedSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

Contracting authorityAirport-related activities Head Office, Inverness Airport, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 7JBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Inverness

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria