Published date: 17 July 2018

Last edited date: 17 July 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 27 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Airport slot coordination services - 63731100

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1 to £60,000

Procurement reference

P04080151

Published date

17 July 2018

Closing date

27 July 2018

Contract start date

14 August 2018

Contract end date

14 February 2019

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department for Transport is seeking expert advice on the workings of the airport slot allocation system, and the potential implications of a number of different options for reforming the system, including in the context of allocating slots at an expanded Heathrow Airport.

The expert advice will support development of reforms to the slot allocation system, to feed into an Aviation Strategy Green Paper consultation (due to be published in autumn 2018) and a subsequent White Paper (due in the first half of 2019).

The Department requires a technical expert to:

1. Provide technical advice on how ACL (the UK's designated slot co-ordinator) currently allocates slots in different circumstances, and implications for the allocation of new slots following Heathrow's expansion;

2. Provide technical advice on a number of identified options for slot reform; the interaction with the Government's objectives for slot reform and wider public policy objectives; and practical considerations related to implementation;

3. Engage with key airline, airport and slot co-ordinator stakeholders, to advise on the appetite for reforming current slot allocation rules, and preferences for slot reform options; and,

4. Engage with airlines and other relevant stakeholders to provide market insight on likely airline bidding patterns for slots at an expanded Heathrow.

Please note that this project, is in scope of IR35, please note this when submitting tenders.

A secure website known as AWARD will be used for suppliers to upload responses to. It may also be used to handle clarification questions.

Access to AWARD is controlled by means of a user name and password. If you intend to submit a tender response please email Ramz Islam (ramz.islam@dft.gsi.gov.uk) with the names and addresses of those members of your team who need access.

Instructions for how to upload responses are shown on screen to logged in users.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Ramz Islam

Address

33 Horseferry Road
LONDON
SW1P4DR
England

Telephone

07827354465

Email

ramz.islam@dft.gsi.gov.uk