Planning

Airline Inventory

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY

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Planning

04 Jan 2024 at 16:06

Summary of the contracting process

The Civil Aviation Authority is planning a tender for 'Airline Inventory', in the services category of IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support. The tender aims to develop an efficient and cost-effective flight booking service for emergency repatriation situations back to the UK. Interested parties must be travel companies able to provide customised solutions, ideally with an ongoing commercial interest in the travel industry and an ATOL license. The procurement stage is currently at the planning phase with a future notice date of 1st March 2024. The initial value of the tender is £50,000 GBP.

This tender by the Civil Aviation Authority presents an opportunity for travel companies with expertise in designing and implementing online flight booking services to participate. Businesses with a track record in providing services to handle emergency situations and a commitment to consumer welfare are best suited to compete. Considering the nature of the tender requirement, bidders with a capability to deliver 24/7 support during crises and the ability to manage consumer data securely will have a competitive edge. The procurement method for this opportunity is under the 'tender' initiation type.

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Notice Title

Airline Inventory

Notice Description

In a crisis situation, where consumers abroad may need emergency repatriation back to the UK, there is currently no service provision immediately available whereby, under certain business rules, a consumer can arrange their own flights back to the UK using existing scheduled services and charter services arranged by the CAA. The CAA is therefore seeking interested parties who may be able to design, build , test and implement an efficient and cost-effective flight booking service in which a consumer is able to book their own repatriation fight(s) back to the UK under certain business rules. The service will need to offer consumers all fares available on the GDS, and additional Rescue Fares offered by various airlines during the period of the crisis. The service solution will need to be able to offer online flight ticketing and manage any changes to ticketing under certain business rules. Where a financial flight contribution is required from the consumer, the service solution will need to be able to collect and reconcile card payments made by the consumer and have an audit function capable of tracking and all payments made. Because of the nature of an emergency repatriation, the service solution will need to offer a 24/7 service support for the period of the crisis with further reduced support during the post repatriation phase. The service solution will need a capability to database all consumer data impacted by the crisis so that business rules can be applied to consumers indicating entitlement to a repatriation flight and where applicable the associated costs. This will in the future be replaced by an API to the CAA's central repatriation database which will be used as the master record keeping database. Due to the nature of the service solution and the need to stand up the solution quickly in response to a crisis it would be preferable for potential bidders to have a ongoing commercial interest in the travel industry and hold a ATOL license. Should you be interested in this requirement, please express an interest by no later than 5pm on 31st January 2024 by emailing Scott.Taggart@caa.co.uk

Lot Information

Lot 1

The CAA would expect interested parties to be Travel Companies offering a solution that can be customised to suit the CAA's needs. The CAA would not expect a system to be custom built as technology exists in the marketplace and it is our desire to not add unnecessary complication or cost. The CAA would require interested parties to be an established business and hold a valid ATOL license.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042ac9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000265-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Scott Taggart
Contact Email
scott.taggart@caa.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3300221500

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
RH6 0YR
Post Town
Redhill
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ28 West Sussex (North East)
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Crawley
Electoral Ward
Langley Green & Tushmore
Westminster Constituency
Crawley

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