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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: AVIATION ROUTE DEVELOPMENT SCHEME – PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT
2. Awarding Authority: CPD – Supplies and Services Division, Department for the Economy NI, GB Email: keith.taylor@finance-ni.gov.uk.
3. Contract type: Service contract
Open
4. Description: In July 2019 Awarding Authority published research we had commissioned from Oxford Economics: ‘Improving Northern Ireland’s Aviation Connectivity’ which, inter alia, sought to identify a set of strategic routes which would help drive inbound tourism and business growth in NI. The Report identified the North American east coast, a Middle Eastern hub and short haul European connections as the three key route categories. Clearly, post COVID, this work will need to be updated. DfE now want to develop and implement a Northern Ireland Route Development Scheme (NIRDS) which will be focused on providing support to airlines, operating from NI airports, to enhance our international air connectivity. NIRDS will support new European, transatlantic and Middle Eastern routes to NI. DfE require the expert aviation consultants to provide quality, evidence-based advice and analysis. In advance of any procurement exercise to source a contractor for these services, A pre-market engagement exercise is being conducted now. The objectives of this exercise are to: Gain initial supplier awareness of the business requirement, engagement and opinion, which will allow the Clients to critically assess the viability of this “requirement”; Gain insight to the market possibilities and potential solutions; Understand risks and issues not previously considered; Inform any future procurement; • Prepare the market for any future procurement. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, within this CfT, BEFORE 3PM ON 29 SEPTEMBER 2022.**
5. CPV Code(s): 66514120, 73210000, 73000000, 79310000, 79410000
6. NUTS code(s): UKN, UKN0, UKN06
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, Belfast.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: CFT CA UNIQUE ID: SSD-5420
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 29.9.2022 (15:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information on the above contract please visit Web:
12. Other information: EVALUATION MECHANISM: Price/Cost Effectiveness
DIRECTIVE: 2014/24/EU (Classic)
AWARD PER ITEM: No
INCLUSION OF E-AUCTIONS: No
ABOVE OR BELOW OJEU THRESHOLD: Below
END OF CLARIFICATION PERIOD: 23/09/2022 23:45
UPLOAD OF DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE CLARIFICATIONS: Yes
TENDERS OPENING DATE: 29/09/2022 15:30
ALLOW SUPPLIERS TO MAKE AN ONLINE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: Yes
CONTRACT AWARDED IN LOTS: No
EU FUNDING: No
MULTIPLE TENDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED: No
CONTRACT DURATION IN MONTHS OR YEARS, EXCLUDING EXTENSIONS: 4 years
VALIDITY OF TENDER IN DAYS OR MONTHS:
90 days
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