Awarded contract

Tender for Dundee Airport to London Air Services Public Service Obligation

  • Dundee City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-034154

Published 17 November 2023, 4:01pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Dundee City Council

Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street

Dundee

DD1 1NZ

Contact

Jennifer Heighton

Email

jennifer.heighton@dundeecity.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1382434000

Fax

+44 1382433045

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM7 - Eastern Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.dundeecity.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00220

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Tender for Dundee Airport to London Air Services Public Service Obligation

Reference number

DCC/CD/29/23

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60410000 - Scheduled air transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This procurement process invites tenders for the Contract for the Dundee Airport to London Air Services Public Service Obligation.

Dundee City Council is seeking to procure the services of an airline operator to provide a scheduled air service between Dundee Airport (DND) and a London airport. This can be any of the following 6 London Airports, listed in alphabetical order: London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London City, London Luton, London Southend, and London Stansted. A London airport has been defined by the Department for Transport (DfT) as any airport that can access transport zone 1 of London within 60 minutes by rail.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £12,432,510

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60410000 - Scheduled air transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM7 - Eastern Scotland
Main site or place of performance

Dundee City

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Award of Contract for the Dundee Airport to London Air Services Public Service Obligation.

The services are of an airline operator to provide a scheduled air service between Dundee Airport (DND) and a London airport.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Added Value / Weighting: 14

Quality criterion - Name: Elapsed Journey Time Dundee to London Zone 1 Station / Weighting: 12

Quality criterion - Name: Time in London from arrival at and departure from a London Zone 1 railway station / Weighting: 12

Quality criterion - Name: Type of aeroplane / Weighting: 7

Quality criterion - Name: Maintenance and back-up arrangements / Weighting: 7

Quality criterion - Name: Proposals for non-availability of aircraft / Weighting: 7

Quality criterion - Name: Flights:additional daily flights / Weighting: 7

Quality criterion - Name: Flights: percentage of different fares at different levels / Weighting: 7

Quality criterion - Name: Marketing / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Base operation / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Flights: weekend rotations / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Sales operation / Weighting: 3

Quality criterion - Name: Community Benefits / Weighting: 3

Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work First / Weighting: 3

Quality criterion - Name: Environmental wellbeing / Weighting: 3

Price - Weighting: 30

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-016000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DCC/CD/29/23

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 November 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Loganair Limited

Lightyear Building, 9 Marchburn Drive, Glasgow Airport

Paisley

PA3 2SJ

Telephone

+44 1418427433

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £12,432,510

Total value of the contract/lot: £12,432,510


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:750835)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Dundee Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Sheriff Court House, 6 West Bell Street

Dundee

DD1 9AD

Email

dundee@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1382229961

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.dundeecity.gov.uk

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Scottish Courts Service

Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive

Edinburgh

AH11 3XD

Email

enquiries@scotcourts.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom