--- title: "PRM Services Agreement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04879f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04879f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04879f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04879f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "BELFAST CITY AIRPORT LIMITED" published: "2025-01-09" --- # PRM Services Agreement Buyer: BELFAST CITY AIRPORT LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04879f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04879f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04879f.json) ## Summary Belfast City Airport Limited is seeking to procure a PRM (Persons with Reduced Mobility) Services Agreement to manage passenger terminal operation services. This procurement, categorised under CPV 63721500 (Passenger terminal operation services) and other associated services, requires the contractor to provide comprehensive assistance for passengers requiring help throughout their airport journey. The services include aiding passengers from the car park to the aircraft and from the aircraft to onward transport, coupled with providing and maintaining necessary equipment like wheelchairs and ambilifts. The procurement method is a selective, negotiated procedure with prior call for competition. Interested parties must submit their bids electronically via the provided submission portal by 6th September 2024, with the initial contract period being three years and possible extensions up to an additional two years. The PRM Services Agreement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in passenger assistance services, equipment supply, and airport operations to partner with a reputable airport authority. Businesses with expertise in delivering comprehensive mobility assistance and maintaining relevant equipment will find this opportunity aligns well with their services. Qualified bidders will need to provide competitive costs for labour and equipment, demonstrating their capability to meet the stringent requirements detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and Invitation to Negotiate. This tender offers substantial business growth potential with an estimated value of GBP 3,375,000 over the maximum duration, providing a reliable source of revenue for the successful contractor. ## Notice BCA requires the provision of a PRM service operated on behalf of the airport authority for all airlines, to be delivered in line with ECAC Doc 30, CAP 1228 and CAP 1228a. The Services extend from meeting passengers requiring assistance in the car park and assisting them throughout their airport journey to boarding and seating them on the aircraft. The Services also require: (a) the disembarking of passengers requiring assistance from arriving aircraft, through the terminal, baggage collection and to onward transport; and (b) the supply, operation, maintenance and cleaning of appropriate equipment, such as wheelchairs, Smax chair, aviramp and ambilifts. The Contractor will need to supply (at a minimum) three ambilifts, an aviramp, an aisle chair and a number and range of wheelchairs, together with any other equipment which the Contractor deems necessary to provide the Services. BCA does however own a Smax chair which the Contractor will be entitled to use during, and in accordance with the terms of, the Services Agreement. ### Lot Information Lot 1 BCA intends to award the contract to a single provider to manage the provision of the PRM Services in the "Landside" and "Airside" areas at Belfast City Airport. The scope of services to be provided are summarised in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and will be provided in more detail in the Invitation to Negotiate. Qualified bidders will be asked to provide costs on the basis of labour and equipment (including maintenance) costs. Qualified bidders will have the opportunity to visit the site before submitting tenders. The estimated value of this procurement is on the basis of the maximum possible duration of the contract (being 5 years). Options: The Agreement is for an Initial Period of 3 years. The Customer may extend this Agreement beyond the Initial Period on up to two subsequent occasions of twelve (12) months each ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000646-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | 6 Sep 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Dec 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,375,000 | | Lots value | £3,375,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BELFAST CITY AIRPORT LIMITED | | Locality | BELFAST | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT3 9JH | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast | | Local authority | Belfast | | Electoral ward | Sydenham | | Westminster constituency | Belfast East | | Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services ### Codes - 33193000 - Invalid carriages, wheelchairs and associated devices - 33196200 - Devices for the disabled - 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver - 60400000 - Air transport services - 63112100 - Passenger baggage handling services - 63721500 - Passenger terminal operation services - 63731000 - Airport operation services ## Release History - 9 Jan 2025 at 11:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000646-2025 - 5 Aug 2024 at 12:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024502-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.belfastcityairport.com - https://www.belfastcityairport.com/Tenders ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04879f. 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