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Published 24 Jun 2021, 13:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Technical Windfarm Mitigation Solution for Air Traffic Services at Inverness Airport

Official notice

Authority: Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£4,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 27 Jul 2021awarded 24 Mar 2022
Awarded to NATS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HIAL have appointed a sole Supplier for the provision of a technical windfarm mitigation solution for ATS at Inverness Airport.

CPV: Radar surveillance equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1HIAL and the Scottish Government have strategic aims towards environmental benefits,…Awarded

HIAL and the Scottish Government have strategic aims towards environmental benefits, which include supporting renewable energy. To allow wind farm developments to progress, HIAL wishes to implement a Technical Solution which has already been proven and is operational at other UK airports to mitigate interference.

A contract has been awarded for a proven windfarm mitigation capability that shall be scalable through configuration, optimisation and performance validation to mitigate the development of individual windfarms that are evaluated as having an impact on the Inverness Airport ATS performance.

Delivery: Scotland · Inverness Airport
Variant 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: 97Price: 30Environmental: 3
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • System Requirements: 40
  • Works Requirements: 40
  • Post-Implementation Support Services: 17
  • price: 30
  • Sustainability: 3
Published award criteria (5)
  • System Requirements: 40
  • Works Requirements: 40
  • Post-Implementation Support Services: 17
  • Sustainability: 3
  • Price: 30
Shortlisting
See Tender Document
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Jun 2021, 13:15 BST
Last source update
8 Apr 2022, 10:14 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
HIA-01391
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009454
Classification (CPV)
Radar surveillance equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bc43 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Payment milestones are linked to the achievement of critical project milestones, outlined in the Tender Document

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:688791)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
27 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Deposits and guarantees

Where a Tenderer does not meet the minimum required standards of economic and financial standing, the Tenderer may still be eligible for consideration where their submission is supported by a parent company, bank or other appropriate third party guarantee in form and substance satisfactory to HIAL.

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jul 2021 → 8 Apr 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    27 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Apr 2022, 10:14 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2021
  1. Deadline moved to 20 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
    9 Jul 2021, 15:34 BST
    +14 days · was 6 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Published value published: £4,000,000
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  3. Status changed to active
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 27 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
    -24 days · was 20 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    8 Apr 2022, 10:14 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.227 Jul 20216 Aug 2021+10 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.727 Jul 20216 Aug 2021+10 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.26 Aug 202120 Aug 2021+14 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.76 Aug 202120 Aug 2021+14 d

Request from tenderers to extend due to summer holiday period and availability of key staff

Extension granted following requests from several potential tenderers

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-06: 1 release · 24 Jun 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NATS——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 009454-2022-1 · NATS

    Signed
    24 Mar 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body InvernessContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NATSAwarded supplier 4000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, South East, PO15 7FLContact phone

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