Notice Information
Notice Title
Fuel Farm Management and Into-Plane Services Tender
Notice Description
Belfast City Airport ("BCA") is seeking to appoint an operator to provide services and operate facilities for the purposes of aviation fuel storage management, into-plane and refuelling operations at George Best Belfast City Airport ("Airport")throughout hours of operation at the Airport. It is currently anticipated that the key role of the appointed party will be to assist BCA in its objective to provide at the Airport: (1) a safe, cost efficient and operationally effective system for receipt, storage and distribution of jet fuel to operating aircraft; (2) at all times ensure that an adequate stock of fuel is available in order to provide uninterrupted service to operating aircraft; (3) full management responsibility for the operation and of the fuel facility, to include: (a) ensuring product quality assurance; (b) providing stock management services; (c) performing into-plane operations in line with all appropriate industry standards; and (d) maintaining a management system for health, safety and environmental matters (including issuing risk assessments where appropriate). The successful operator will be responsible for the overall management and provision of the services in accordance with principles of open and fair access to all fuel suppliers. The operator will assist BCA with the management of the operational aspects of the relationship with operating airlines. The operator may be required to transfer into its employment the staff currently employed by the incumbent operator and in doing so, must abide by all relevant TUPE Regulations. The operator will utilise BCA's facilities and equipment to provide the Services and operate the fuel facilities, including refuelling bowsers. BCA will retain ownership of the fuelling facilities, associated equipment and infrastructure at BCA. Throughout the contract, the operator will be expected to: (a) provide and maintain manuals, procedures and processes for the safe and efficient operation of the facility in line with industry standards; and (b) provide, as appropriate, technical support linked to any development of the fuelling facilities, including demand forecasting, and any ongoing maintenance of the facilities.
Lot Information
Lot 1
It is currently anticipated that the key role of the appointed party will be to assist BCA in its objective to provide at the Airport: (1) a safe, cost efficient and operationally effective system for receipt, storage and distribution of jet fuel to operating aircraft; (2) at all times ensure that an adequate stock of fuel is available in order to provide uninterrupted service to operating aircraft; (3) full management responsibility for the operation and of the fuel facility, to include: (a) ensuring product quality assurance; (b) providing stock management services; (c)performing into-plane operations in line with all appropriate industry standards; and(d) maintaining a management system for health, safety and environmental matters(including issuing risk assessments where appropriate). The successful operator will be responsible for the overall management and provision of the services in accordance with principles of open and fair access to all fuel suppliers. The operator will assist BCA with the management of the operational aspects ofthe relationship with operating airlines.
Options: It is anticipated that the services agreement will, subject to any earlier termination in accordance with its terms (including, without limitation, due to performance by the Contractor), continue for a period of three (3) years from its commencement. BCA will have the option, at its discretion, to extend the Services Agreement for two further periods of twelve (12) months each. The exercise of the option to extend will be dependent on the terms of the Services Agreement having been complied with in full and further is subject to, without limitation, satisfactory performance of the Contractor, and the estimated value below takes this into account.
Renewal: It is anticipated that the services agreement will, subject to any earlier termination in accordance with its terms (including, without limitation, due to performance by the Contractor), continue for a period of three (3) years from its commencement. BCA will have the option, at its discretion, to extend the Services Agreement for two further periods of twelve (12) months each. The exercise of the option to extend will be dependent on the terms of the Services Agreement having been complied with in full and further is subject to, without limitation, satisfactory performance of the Contractor, and the estimated value below takes this into account.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03439d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004756-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
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- CPV Codes
34960000 - Airport equipment
63730000 - Support services for air transport
63733000 - Aircraft refuelling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Jul 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Dec 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BELFAST CITY AIRPORT LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT3 9JH
- Postcode Area
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
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- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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