Tender

The provision of AI Technology Solutions

  • MAG Airport Ltd

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-028166

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04034c

Published 25 September 2023, 11:50am



The closing date and time has been changed to:

10 November 2023, 1:00pm

See the change notice.

Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

MAG Airport Ltd

Olympic House

Manchester

M90 1QX

Contact

Gary Sadler

Email

gary.sadler@magairports.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD33 - Manchester

National registration number

11748654

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.magairports.com/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://esourcing.waxdigital.co.uk/MAG/Signin.aspx

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://esourcing.waxdigital.co.uk/MAG/Signin.aspx

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Airport Related Activity


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The provision of AI Technology Solutions

Reference number

ID5908

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

MAG is seeking to appoint a Provider to an AI Technology Solutions Framework Agreement to deliver an AI Turnaround Solution.

The AI Turnaround project is within the Optimise Aircraft Movements programme in Transformation and is an enabler for MAG's Airfield digitization strategy.

The AI Turnaround project will provide accurate real-time data on turnaround events and the ability to better calculate Target Off Block Time and end of ground handling processes. The technology will eventually be rolled out to all stands at all 3 MAG UK airports.

It is anticipated that the AI Turnaround solution will prove the foundation for future AI Smart vision / computer vision development across other areas of the airport(s) operation. There is the potential for future AI technology requirements to be developed and utilised across MAG in partnership with the successful framework Provider.

Further information is available in the tender documentation.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £8,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD33 - Manchester
  • UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
  • UKH35 - West Essex
Main site or place of performance

Manchester Airport, Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Provision of AI Technology Solutions including an AI Turnaround Solution. Further information available in the tender documentation.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £8,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

96

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The procurement process will be managed through MAGSource. All bidders interested in

participating in this procurement must self-register via the portal which

can be accessed here: https;//esourcing.waxdigital.co.uk/MAG/Signin.aspx

Once registered, please contact gary.sadler@magairports.com to be included in

the event.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:

Max 8 years under UCR 2016.

We wish to establish a long term partnership.

four.1.5) Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Originally published as:

Date

27 October 2023

Local time

1:00pm

Changed to:

Date

10 November 2023

Local time

1:00pm

See the change notice.

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

25 September 2023

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 20 September 2024


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

MAG Group Legal

Olympic House, Manchester Airport

Manchester

M90 1QX

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

MAG Airport LTD will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of

the contracts communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on

the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,

provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into The Utilities Contracts

Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm

by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).