Card Acquiring Services Tender
Tenderers will be expected to provide real-time authorisation of card transactions, receive files of card payments collected and provide settlement direct to the Council’s nominated bank accounts.
United Kingdom-Bracknell: Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
2014/S 202-357681
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Easthampstead House, Town Square
For the attention of: Paul Webber
RG12 1AQ Bracknell
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1344352069
E-mail: paul.webber@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Electronic access to information: www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: South East Business Portal
Internet address: www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: South East Business Portal
Internet address: www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: South East Business Portal
Internet address: www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
South Hill Park Trust Ltd
265656
South Hill Park, Ringmead
RG12 7PA Bracknell
UNITED KINGDOM
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 6: Financial services a) Insurances services b) Banking and investment services
NUTS code UKJ11
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Tenderers will be expected to provide real-time authorisation of card transactions, receive files of card payments collected and provide settlement direct to the Council’s nominated bank accounts.
The Council already has in place the relevant software/hardware to enable the collection of card payments.
Card Acquiring Services only are required — payment service providers and software/hardware suppliers should not respond to this notice.
Tenderers may submit pricing based on blended/all-inclusive tariffs and/or Interchange Plus.
The contract will be with Bracknell Forest Borough Council, but the Council may extend the rates agreed to South Hill Park Trust who would contract directly with the successful supplier.
Please note, the Invitation to Tender documents must be downloaded directly from the South East Business Portalwww.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk
Organisations must register their interest on the South East Business Portal in order to be kept informed of any changes or notifications regarding this tender process. The council will not be held responsible for not informing any organisation who has not officially registered their interest on this site. Please note, this site is free of charge to register.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66172000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Description of these options: The Contract will be for a 5 year period with the option to extend it for a further 2 years (5 + 1 + 1).
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)
II.2.3)Information about renewals
Number of possible renewals: 2
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
Description of particular conditions: See invitation to tender documents.
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See invitation to tender documents.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
See invitation to tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
See invitation to tender documents.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Tenderers must be authorised to provide card acquiring services in the United Kingdom. The Council may seek documentary evidence of appropriate Financial Conduct Authority/Prudential Regulation Authority or equivalent registration during the evaluation process.
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 1.12.2014 – 12:00
Place:
Bracknell Forest Borough Council offices.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Authorised staff of the Council.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: October 2021.
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: