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Published 6 Aug 2024, 15:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hard FM & Soft FM Services Agreement

Official notice

Authority: BELFAST CITY AIRPORT LIMITED

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£4,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

BCA requires provision of hard and soft facilities management services and waste management services (including the provision of an asset tagging and management system) at Belfast City Airport, the anticipated starting date for which is 1 January 2025. The intention of the procurement is to appoint a single contractor to be responsible for all such services, which are summarised in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. The contractor will be expected to provide all equipment necessary and enter into appropriate sub-contracting arrangements. All maintenance works and services are carried out by appropriately qualified contractors and/or skilled staff and in accordance with any relevant Codes of Practice and statutory provisions using proper materials of suitable quality. The duration of the Hard FM & Soft FM Services Agreement will be 3 years, with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each, at BCA's discretion.

CPV: Building and facilities management services · Cleaning and sanitation services · Facilities management services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Preventive maintenance services · Refuse and waste related services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1BCA intends to award the contract to a single provider to manage the provision of hard…Published value£4,500,000

BCA intends to award the contract to a single provider to manage the provision of hard facilities management services (including planned and reactive mechanical & electrical & fabric maintenance to the "Landside" and specific "Airside" areas at Belfast City Airport) and soft facilities management services (including operation of the cleaning and waste management services at the same site). The successful bidder may also be required to install (and provide maintenance and support services in respect of) an asset tagging and management system for the complete airport site. On expiry or termination of the Hard FM & Soft FM Services Agreement (however arising), BCA must be provided with a perpetual, royalty-free, sub-licensable and irrevocable licence to the system and must own all associated equipment and documentation. Alternatively, the Contractor may be required to integrate their computer aided facility management system with an alternative system proposed by BCA (the licensing and support requirements of which shall be managed by BCA).

The scope of services to be provided are summarised in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and will be provided in more detail in the Invitation to Negotiate. Qualified bidders will be provided with historic usage requirements and asked to provide costs on that basis. Qualified bidders will have the opportunity to visit the site before submitting tenders. The estimated value of this procurement is on the basis of the maximum duration of the contract (being 5 years).

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast City Airport
Extensions: The agreement will have an intended initial period of 3 years. At that time, BCA will have the option, at its discretion, to extend the duration for two further periods of 12 months each (subject to the terms of the contract).Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As specified in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

Legal form for consortia
Subject to the status and involvement of the parties, BCA may require the parties to commit to joint and several liability in respect of the contract. Alternatively BCA may require the lead operator to take total responsibility or a consortium to form a legal entity and provide parent company guarantees before entering into any contract.
Shortlisting
As specified in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Aug 2024, 15:29 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2024, 15:29 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024702
Classification (CPV)
Building and facilities management servicesCleaning and sanitation servicesFacilities management servicesMechanical and electrical engineering servicesPreventive maintenance servicesRefuse and waste related servicesRepair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04881c Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

As set out in the contract documentation which will be provided to all bidders invited to take part in the negotiation process.

Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment
Performance terms

As set out in the contract documentation which will be provided to all bidders invited to take part in the negotiation process.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
270 days from the deadline
Deposits and guarantees

BCA reserves the right to require performance bonds, deposits, parent company guarantees, or other forms of undertaking or security to ensure proper contractual performance.

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Aug 2024 → 6 Sept 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 Aug 2024, 15:29 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BELFAST CITY AIRPORT LIMITED

Contracting authorityAirport-related activities GB-COH: NI016363 Sydenham By-pass, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT39JHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body Belfast

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