Agency Treasury Service Tender

The FCA is seeking a supplier to efficiently manage the FCA’s cash resources.

United Kingdom-London: Treasury services

2019/S 042-095574

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Financial Conduct Authority
12 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2070661000
E-mail: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: www.fca.org.uk

I.1)Name and addresses

Payment Systems Regulator (PSR)
London
United Kingdom
E-mail: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: www.psr.org.uk

I.1)Name and addresses

Bank of England (BoE)
London
United Kingdom
E-mail: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: www.bankofengland.co.uk

I.1)Name and addresses

Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)
London
United Kingdom
E-mail: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

I.1)Name and addresses

Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
London
United Kingdom
E-mail: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: www.fscs.org.uk

I.1)Name and addresses

Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
London
United Kingdom
E-mail: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: www.bankofengland.co.uk

I.1)Name and addresses

Money Advice Service (MAS)
London
United Kingdom
E-mail: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://fca.bravosolution.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://fca.bravosolution.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

CON-18-185 Agency Treasury Service

Reference number: CON-18-185

II.1.2)Main CPV code

66600000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The FCA is seeking a supplier to efficiently manage the FCA’s cash resources within a risk/return profile defined in terms of:

— minimum liquidity levels (and for funds invested, a desired maturity profile for when funds need to be returned),

— the type of approved investment instruments, the quality of counter-parties and concentration limits with those counter-parties,

— an approved benchmark against which actual returns on investment can be measured.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

See II.1.4) above.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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

II.2.6)Estimated value

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

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Option to extend for a further 12 months after the initial 4-year contract term.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

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

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

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.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

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

Date: 01/04/2019

Local time: 12:00

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

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

English

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

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 01/04/2019

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Financial Conduct Authority
London
E20 1JN
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

25/02/2019