Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-04-25
Buyer: Belfast International Airport Limited
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 79710000: Security services
Submission deadline: 2018-05-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Belfast International Airport (BIA) is seeking a provider of security services who will work closely with BIA to deliver a safe, compliant and customer orientated service. Specific areas of focus for the service include:
BIA wishes to select applicants for the negotiation stage that can provide a service which maintains a high level of safety and security performance; is operationally efficient, with particular regard to security process times; maintains a high level of passenger satisfaction; engages collaboratively and transparently with stakeholders and is innovative and progressive.
Belfast International Airport (BIA) is seeking a provider of security services who will work closely with BIA to deliver a safe, compliant and customer orientated service.
On expiry of the contract term, it is currently envisaged that the contract may be subject to retender.
Following conclusion of the initial three year period, BIA may, at its discretion and subject to performance, extend the contract up to 5 years.
Applicants must be registered with the Civil Aviation Authority to provide security services in an airport environment.
BIA reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees or other forms of undertaking or security to ensure proper contractual performance.
A successful applicant which is a consortium may be required to assume a specific legal form if awarded the contract.
The successful applicant will need to provide the services in accordance with the current National Aviation Security Programme, all prevailing and emerging UK and European regulations and all BIA policy, regulations and requirements as may be notified to the successful applicant by BIA from time to time.
On expiry of the contract term, it is currently envisaged that the contract may be subject to retender.
This process is being conducted competitively in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. The procedure to be followed for this procurement is the Negotiated Procedure with a prior call for competition (Regulation 47).
Applicants who wish to participate in this procurement are required to email securitytenders@carson-mcdowell.com to request provision of the procurement documents and to provide details of their contact point, together with an email address and telephone number.
Applicants who fail to provide their details to BIA in this manner will not receive any clarifications or updated information provided by BIA during the procurement process.
All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of both parties.
Applicants satisfying the selection criteria at the pre-qualification stage of this process will be afforded the opportunity of a site visit.

Eligibility requirements: Applicants must be registered with the Civil Aviation Authority to provide security services in an airport environment.