Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-03-08
Buyer: The Manchester Airport Group PLC
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 72227000: Software integration consultancy services | 72250000: System and support services | 72254000: Software testing | 72261000: Software support services | 72262000: Software development services
Estimated value: 3700000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-04-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The growth in passenger volumes across all MAG airports has placed increasing demands on the existing airport operating suite of systems (AOS).
MAG’s AOS suite of systems are tightly coupled with point to point integration. There is a need to significantly increase MAG’s agility to develop and integrate new applications and solutions. Achieving this objective will enable the swift delivery of projects within MAG’s AOS Transformation Programme.
MAG is therefore seeking to transform the core AOS systems to a loosely coupled, modular, best-of-breed component architecture aligned with MAG’s strategic aims and growth plans.
The foundation of this transformation includes the implementation of an Integration Backbone, enabling an API-first approach for integration & development to allow operational data to be extracted from the Airport Operating Data Base (AODB), also reducing the pressure placed on it. It is intended that this integration backbone is enterprise wide with capability of supporting a hybrid-cloud deployment model, catering for the integration requirements of MAG’s on-premises and cloud suite of systems.
MAG is therefore seeking to appoint a suitably capable and experienced Systems Integrator (SI) to support in delivering this outcome.
If awarded, the initial contract term will be for 60 months, with options to extend by up to a maximum of 36 additional months, in any number of separate extensions (maximum of 96 months in total).
Interested applicants are required to register their interest via ITProcurement@magairports.com and will be provided with access to the procurement documents on the MAG esourcing platform.
MAG reserves the right to request deposits guarantees (performance and/or financial), parent guarantees or other forms of security.
Where the Applicant is a consortium, each Member of the Applicant may be required to contract on any basis which MAG considers appropriate in its discretion having regard to the nature, size and complexity of the services which basis may be discussed during the negotiated procedure or will be set out in the Procurement Documentation. MAG may, at its absolute discretion and in particular, require the applicant to contract:
— with a particular single member of the applicant as the prime Supplier (with the other Members providing collateral warranties and/or guarantees),
— as an incorporated or unincorporated special purpose vehicle (with guarantees from the other members of the applicant), and in any event,
MAG reserves the right to not award any or part of this procurement process all dates, values and time periods specified in this notice are only provisional and MAG reserves the right to change these MAG shall not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by Applicants or Bidders and accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled or postponed  applicants can obtain the Pre-Qualification documents by emailing ITProcurement@magairports.com to register interest when requesting the Pre-Qualification Documents please specify a contact name, phone number, email address and full company name. MAG Procurement and Contracts will respond and issue login details for our e-tendering system, Wax Digital, which will allow interested parties to download the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). Applicants are responsible for monitoring the e-tendering system the list of CPV codes is not exhaustive the scope of this contract covers all present and future business units owned by MAG.


Award value: 3700000