Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-09
Buyer: Manchester Airport Group Plc
Country: UK
Region: Greater Manchester
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 31682540 | 34995000 | 34997000 | 34997200 | 35111000: Fire-fighting equipment
Estimated value: 190000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-04-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Manchester Airport, Manchester, East Midlands International Airport, Derby, London Stansted Airport, Essex, Bournemouth International Airport, Dorset.
Manchester Airport Group Plc (MAG) wishes to commission a framework agreement to deliver Airfield works across its portfolio of Airports at Manchester, East Midlands, London Stansted and Bournemouth. The successful contractor will work collaboratively with MAG in order to deliver airfield works for its capital programme and also the transformation project at Manchester Airport (MAN-TP). All Airfield work will be delivered under airside restrictions of access and security.
MAG is the largest UK-owned airport operator, serving around 42 000 000 passengers every year and handling 600 000 tonnes of air freight every year, through its ownership and operation of Manchester, London Stansted, East Midlands and Bournemouth airports. MAG support the UK Government's commitment to the principles of sustainable development in the aviation industry, striking a balance between economic, social and environmental considerations.
MAG has a requirement for an airfield framework contractor to deliver its year on year rolling capital programme in order to satisfy its regulatory compliance and growth obligations. The successful contractor will work across the group airports in order the support the delivery of the programme.
MAG as part of their 10-year capital investment programme plans to transform Manchester Airport (MAN-TP) and position the airport as a ‘Global Gateway’. MAN-TP is in response to key factors such as forecast passenger growth, changing customer and airline expectations and positioning Manchester Airport as a key component of the country's aviation system.
If at any stage MAG considers that it would not be appropriate / necessary to award a framework agreement, MAG reserves absolute discretion to cancel, including, in particular, following evaluation of PQQ Responses. MAG will not be liable for any loss suffered by Bidders following a decision to cancel.
The successful candidate will be responsible for taking Designs developed by others through to delivery, commissioning, handover and completion of the works including operational readiness and transition. The following list, which is not exhaustive, contains activities that may be delivered through this Airfield framework or via other MAG Framework Agreements.
— Stand equipment (Fixed Electrical Ground Power (FEGP) / Stand Entry Guidance System (SEGS) / Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System (AVDGS) and interfaces.
— Operational readiness and airport transition (ORAT) — ensuring that MAG is fully prepared to assume ownership of the works.
A separate design team together with a managed service provider (MSP) has been commissioned for MAN-TP. The MAN-TP design team will develop designs to the end of RIBA Stage 3.
MAG wishes to procure a framework agreement in order to deliver Airfield works across MAG's assets (Manchester Airport, London Stansted Airport, East Midlands Airport and Bournemouth Airport) including Airfield works for the Manchester Airport Transformation Programme. The indicative gross construction value to be delivered through the full 8 year framework term is between 190 000 000 GBP and 250 000 000 GBP pounds sterling (excluding inflation).
The framework term will be 4 years, including the right to extend by up to a maximum of 4 years, in any number of separate extensions.
MAG reserves the right to request deposits, guarantees (performance and/or financial), parent guarantees or other forms of security.
Where the Bidder is a consortium, each Member of the Bidder 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 works which basis may be discussed during the Negotiated Procedure or will be set out in the ITN. MAG may, at its absolute discretion and in particular, require the Bidder to contract:
— with a particular single Member of the Bidder as the prime Contractor (with the other Members providing collateral warranties and/or guarantees);