Public procurement notice: Periodic Indicative Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-02-10
Buyer: Birmingham Airport Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 31642000 | 35120000: Surveillance and security systems | 35121000: Security equipment | 38430000 | 38546000

Technical requirements: Birmingham Airport is required to comply with the C3 standard of baggage screening and is seeking, at the same time, to expand the Central Search Area (CSA) at the Airport to cope with increased passenger growth. The building works that are to take place will enable the Airport to expand its security lane lengths to a maximum of 28 metres and to increase passenger throughput to in excess of 3 400 per hour. The Airport is seeking to procure a framework to supply, install and maintain security equipment to satisfy the requirements of the C3 standard and to deliver the required level of passenger throughput. This range of equipment will include:
Birmingham Airport is currently planning to make the required changes to comply with the C3 standard of baggage screening whilst undertaking a Master Plan to develop the Airport to 2033 when we are expected to have achieved 18 000 000 passengers per annum. This is expected to impact the overall eventual footprint of the Central Search Area (CSA) and the sequencing of installation and/or building works to control and mitigate the impact on capacity during installation.
The initial enabling building works are currently planned to be completed prior to the Commonwealth Games, followed by several weeks of planned work to replace the current lanes with the new C3 technology through the removal and replacement of the current lanes. It should be noted that installation will be lane by lane, potentially out of hours, to minimise the impact upon capacity of the current operation. The initial enabling works will include the provision of electrical power supply and other ancillary requirements such as floor load, heat extraction and IT network requirements for which specifications will be required in advance.
The design of the building works is currently in development, but there are various obstructions such as pillars which cannot be relocated to accommodate the security equipment. Please note the final design of the footprint, including entry and exit points for customer flow, are not yet finalised.
The building works are planned to increase our ability to house the required lane length of such equipment up to a maximum of 28 meters. We are envisaging an increase in throughput capacity with an aspiration of circa 3 400 passengers per hour or greater with a balanced tray versus passenger journey.
In addition to the physical layout and specifications of the equipment we would expect the associated software to be capable of minimising X-ray starvation and so on.
The Airport wishes to procure equipment that will meet the requirements of the C3 standard, meet the growth plans of the Airport and optimise the use of space and other resources within the CSA.
Each security lane will consist of a C3 scanner (imaging/X-ray) and tray return system (including divestments and return which minimises X-ray starvation, reject blockages and clear lane blockages). Where separate components are used these must be fully integrated in terms of physical mechanics and software including 3rd Party Integrated Systems (3PI).
— matrix screening and remote screening is planned to be implemented and must be fully functional with the equipment selected,
— a reporting suite for operational control & management including the capability of live display of information, planned preventative maintenance, and data extraction for advanced analysis is to be provided.
All equipment that is to be used for people screening and cabin baggage screening, to include items carried, shall be approved and listed on the Department for Transport (DfT) Approved Equipment List (AEL) including, where appropriate, the algorithm being used by such equipment, consumables and any other additional apparatus used to support the screening process, e.g. X-ray trays. Notwithstanding the above, where x-ray equipment is to be used for cabin baggage screening, to include items carried, this shall meet C3 standard. All equipment to be used for people screening and cabin screening, to include items carried, this shall meet C3 standard. All equipment to be used for people screening and cabin screening, to include items carried, shall comply with all UK and EC aviation security legislation and shall be capable of performing the security control concerned.
The Airport is seeking to undertake market engagement so as to inform the procurement exercise that will follow. This engagement will take the form of a written response to a range of questions and then respondents will be invited to an open meeting held at Birmingham Airport where the project will be discussed. Further engagement will then take place prior to the commencement of procurement.
Respondents should note that the engagement process to be undertaken will be used for information purposes only so that the Airport understands the capabilities of the relevant technologies and how this shapes the construction phase of the project. The Airport will also use the information gained from this exercise to inform the procurement strategy for the equipment.
This PIN does not constitute a call for competition and the Airport will not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any party in responding to this notice.