Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-03-14
Buyer: The Manchester Airport Group PLC
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 48100000 | 72200000 | 72250000: System and support services
Estimated value: 1500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-04-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Any site owned or operated by the Manchester Airport Group PLC including Manchester Airport and Stansted Airport.
The implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan (Regulation 716/2014) aims to modernise air traffic management (“ATM”) across Europe; one which will enable the safe and environmentally friendly operation and development of air transport. The regulation identifies a set of ATM functionalities required to achieve this goal, A-CDM being one. Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) aims to improve Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management (ATFCM) at airports by reducing delays, improving the predictability of events and optimising the utilisation of resources. Implementation of A-CDM allows each CDM Partner to optimise their decisions in collaboration with other Partners. Both Manchester and Stansted Airports are two of 25 European airports required to be A-CDM compliant by January 2021. The aim of this procurement process is to select a suitably capable and experienced technology partner to support MAG in achieving A-CDM compliance at these airports.
The scope of this procurement covers the provision of the systems that will achieve information sharing between partners, and thereby lead to more accurate decision making.
For clarity, the supply and support of the MAG Airport Operational Database (AODB) is not in the scope of this procurement.
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,
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.
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.


Award value: 1500000