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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-036033/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Postal address: Head Office, Inverness Airport
Town: Inverness
Postal code: IV2 7JB
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1667462445
Email: procurement@hial.co.uk
Fax: +44 1667464300
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.3)Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted.Further information can be obtained at:www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available.Unrestricted and
full direct access to these tools and devices is possible,free of charge,at:www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.6) Main activity:
Airport related activities

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Supply and Maintenance of Airport Security Body Scanners
Reference number: HIA-1589
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 35121000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance support of stand-alone airport security body scanners, initially at Inverness, Sumburgh, Stornoway, and Kirkwall airports and there may also be a requirement to supply body scanners at other HIAL airports during the contract term, as requested.

II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots:no
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 38546000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: Main site or place of performance:
Inverness, Sumburgh, Kirkwall and Stornoway Airports

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
HIAL wish to appoint a sole Supplier to a Contract for the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance support of stand-alone airport security body scanners, initially at Inverness, Sumburgh, Stornoway, and Kirkwall airports and there may also be a requirement to supply body scanners at other HIAL airports during the contract term, as requested.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:96
This contract is subject to renewal: yes Description of renewals:
initial period of 8 years for maintenance with provision to extend by a further 2 years annually

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of options:
(a) Supply, at the point of Goods delivery, a critical spare parts package required to maintain and repair the Goods in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. In order to facilitate the Supplier in meeting Support Service fault correction SLAs and therefore minimise disrupting the airport the Supplier may wish spare parts to be held on site (subject to HIAL storage restrictions), either as ‘imprest stock’ or otherwise.
(b) Supply of additional similar Goods to other HIAL airports, as required.
(c) Extended Warranty for 24 or 36 months.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:See Tender Document

III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:
Where a Tenderer does not meet the minimum required standards of economic and financial standing, the Tenderer may still be eligible for consideration where their submission is supported by a commitment to provide a parent company, bank or other appropriate third party guarantee in form and substance satisfactory to HIAL, if requested to do so.

III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Budget is only allocated for this financial year up to 31 March 2023. Payment may be on the basis of completion of milestones including Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Goods delivery to each site, and successful Site Acceptance Test (SAT). Only Goods successfully completing FAT or preferably delivered to site before 31 March 2023 will be accepted and paid for.
Should it not be possible to achieve delivery to site this financial year, HIAL will require the Supplier to enter a Vesting Agreement which transfers title of completed operational Goods upon payment in full of the Goods value, i.e. not including delivery, installation or commissioning. See the Draft Contract for a model Vesting Agreement.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:2023-01-24 Local time:12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date:2023-01-24 Local time:12:00
Place:Remote Working – Opening of PCS Postbox

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:PCS Postbox – Head of Procurement to open

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(SC Ref:717370)
Download the ESPD document here:

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Postal address: Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Roaf
Town: Inverness
Postal code: IV1 1AH
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1463230782
E-mail: inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address:

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-12-20