Public Sector Framework Contract for Prepaid Card Accounts
The North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is inviting responses from suppliers for the provision of Prepaid Card Accounts allowing Contracting Authorities an alternative method to manage their cash disbursements and budget monitoring.
United Kingdom-Newcastle upon Tyne: Financial and insurance services
2016/S 166-298870
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
The Guildhall, Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3AF
United Kingdom
Contact person: Adam Smith
Telephone: +44 1912613916
E-mail: adam.smith@nepo.org
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.nepo.org
Address of the buyer profile: www.nepo.org
I.1)Name and addresses
Town Hall, Feethams
Darlington
DL1 5QT
United Kingdom
E-mail: customerservices@darlington.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.darlington.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
County Hall
Durham
DH15UL
United Kingdom
E-mail: help@durham.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.durham.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Civic Centre, Regent Terrace
Gateshead
NE81HH
United Kingdom
E-mail: customerservices@gateshead.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.gateshead.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Civic Centre, Victoria Road
Hartlepool
TS24 8AY
United Kingdom
E-mail: customer.service@hartlepool.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.hartlepool.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Civic Centre, Albert Road
Middlesbrough
TS1 9FX
United Kingdom
E-mail: contactcentre@middlesbrough.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.middlesbrough.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Civic Centre, Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RS
United Kingdom
E-mail: csc@newcastle.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.newcastle.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Quadrant, The Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park, Silverlink
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE27 0BY
United Kingdom
E-mail: contact.us@northtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: http://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/
I.1)Name and addresses
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
United Kingdom
E-mail: ask@northumberland.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.northumberland.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Redcar and Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street
Redcar
TS10 1RT
United Kingdom
E-mail: contactus@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road
South Shields
NE33 2RL
United Kingdom
E-mail: customerhelp@southtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.southtyneside.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Municipal Buildings, Church Road
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1LD
United Kingdom
E-mail: customer.comments@stockton.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.stockton.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Civic Centre, Burdon Road
Sunderland
SR2 7DN
United Kingdom
E-mail: enquiries@sunderland.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.sunderland.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Mary Brancker House, 54-74 Holmes Road
Kentish Town
NW5 3AQ
United Kingdom
E-mail: contact@arhag.co.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.arhag.co.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Council House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B1 1BB
United Kingdom
E-mail: contact@birmingham.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.birmingham.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Time Square, Market Street
Bracknell
RG12 1JD
United Kingdom
E-mail: customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
City Hall
Bristol
BS3 9FS
United Kingdom
E-mail: corporate.procurement@bristol.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.bristol.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Whittaker Street, Radcliffe
Manchester
M26 2DT
United Kingdom
E-mail: customercontactteam@bury.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.bury.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands
Shefford
SG17 5TQ
United Kingdom
E-mail: customers@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.centralbedforshire.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Lonsdale Building, The Courts
Carlisle
CA3 8NA
United Kingdom
E-mail: information.governance@cumbria.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.cumbria.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
42-48 Parsloes Avenue
Dagenham
RM9 5NU
United Kingdom
E-mail: centraloffice@dabd.org.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.dabd.org.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
County Hall
Dorset
DT1 1XJ
United Kingdom
E-mail: dp@dorsetcc.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Town Hall
Romford
RM1 3BD
United Kingdom
E-mail: sharedservices@havering.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.havering.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
1000 Dockside Road
Newham
E16 2QU
United Kingdom
E-mail: customer.services@newham.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.newham.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
William Farr House, Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 8XL
United Kingdom
E-mail: SHRCCG.ShropshireCCG@nhs.net
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.shropshireccg.nhs.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Civic Centre, Ashby Road
Scunthorpe
DN16 1AB
United Kingdom
E-mail: customerservice@northlincs.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.northlincs.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Town Hall, Main Road
Romford
RM1 3BB
United Kingdom
E-mail: info@onesource.co.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.onesource.co.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Guildhall, High Street
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1EU
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1912613916
E-mail: commissioning@kingston.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.Kingston.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Civic Centre, High Street
Kingswood
BS15 0DS
United Kingdom
E-mail: corporatecontactcentre@southglos.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.southglos.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6ER
United Kingdom
E-mail: council@southend.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.southend.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Burton Street
Wakefield
WF1 2EB
United Kingdom
E-mail: customerservices@wakefield.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.wakefield.gov.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Cheshire Lines Building, Canning Street
Wirral
CH41 1ND
United Kingdom
E-mail: GISTeam@wirral.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.wirral.gov.uk
I.2)Joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
NEPO505 Framework Contract for the Provision of Prepaid Card Accounts.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is inviting responses from suppliers for the provision of Prepaid Card Accounts allowing Contracting Authorities an alternative method to manage their cash disbursements and budget monitoring. Prepaid Card Accounts will operate similar to a standard UK Bank Account, including the option to withdraw cash from an ATM, make regular payments, pay vendors and receive regular statements. Prepaid Card Accounts do not have an accessible overdraft facility.
Prepaid Cards operate much in the same way as standard Debit Card whereby funds will be preloaded by Contracting Authorities and used by the Cardholder until the balance is exhausted. It is anticipated that Contracting Authorities will primarily use Prepaid Card Accounts for Social/Health Care related Direct Payments and for the management of Corporate Expenses. This is not exhaustive and Contracting Authorities may require the Prepaid Card Accounts for additional related services.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the NEPO eTender system. If not already registered, candidates should register on the NEPO eTender system at https://procontract.due-north.com/register?openform. Any queries regarding the procurement process or tender documents must be raised no less than 7 days before the tender return date, through the Q&A section on the NEPO eTender system. For any support in submitting your expression of interest or tender response, please contact the NEPO Portal helpdesk at +44 1912613940 or portal@nepo.org. There are a number of help guides available on the portal. Reading these will assist the supplier in completing and submitting their responses.
In order to be appointed to this Framework Contract, following evaluation suppliers must be ranked 1–4. Successful suppliers will enter into a Framework Agreement in a form which is set out in the procurement documents.
The Council does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the goods/services (if any) which will be placed with the successful suppliers by any client using the Framework Contract pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof.
The basis for award of specific streams of work(s) is via direct award to the first ranked Contractor on the Framework Contract where the the full requirements of the Contracting Authority are met. Where it is not possible to determine the award via the direct award route above, then the Contracting Authorities shall undertake a mini competition involving all Contractors who are successful and ranked 1-4 on the Framework Contract following initial tender stage and are capable of performing the Call-Off Contract. The criteria for award of the mini-competition shall be as follows:
Quality — 0 %-100 % (to be set by Contracting Authority at mini-competition stage);
Price — 0 %-100 % (to be set by Contracting Authority at mini-competition stage).
A primary cost avoidance benefit of Prepaid Card Accounts has been identified as the enablement for reallocation of resources previously focused on traditional methods of cash disbursements and budget monitoring within a Contracting Authority. It was therefore decided, after consultation with key stakeholders, a single lot strategy would deliver the optimum service for Contracting Authorities whereas dividing the Framework Contract into lots could potentially hinder the benefits available.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This framework Contract will be a direct replacement of the existing NEPO framework Contract for the Provision of Prepaid Card Accounts.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system. Tenderers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the NEPO eTender system. Candidates must register on the NEPO eTender system at https://procontract.due-north.com/register?openform
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
As stated within procurement documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Legal representatives of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council to authorise opening of tenders for NEPO officers on the tender submission deadline day.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
48 months from Contract Award date as stipulated within Invitation to Tender documentation.
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
NEPO is a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR15). This means that NEPO may provide central purchasing activity on behalf of Contracting Authorities.
The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is available at: www.nepo.org
This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members. A list of current NEPO Associate Members is available at:
www.nepo.org/associate-membership/list
or,
https://www.qtegov.com/systems/nepocms.nsf/vLiveDocsTitle/Current%20Associate%20Members
NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Central Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Social Landlords and Registered Charities who have a need to purchase the above services.
Please see the following websites for further details:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm
http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml
http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/localauthorities.php
http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net
https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scottishschoolsonline/
apps.deni.gov.uk/appinstitutes/instmain.aspx
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development
http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/institutions/
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/heis/
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/fecs/
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure
http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx
http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts
http://www.scottishambulance.com/AboutUs/HowWeOrganised.aspx
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations
http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/02/2421/1
https://www.dsdni.gov.uk/contact
https://www.dfpni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-336664
http://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html
http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm
http://www.scotland.police.uk/
http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home.htm
http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/archive/law-order/Police/PoliceServiceofScotland
http://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html
http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/
http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/Registering_charities_index.aspx
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=7175736
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx
http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/search_Auth.aspx
Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance.
Further information can be found at:
www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissable-user
or,
https://www.qtegov.com/systems/nepocms.nsf/vLiveDocsTitle/OJEU%20Framework%20Permissible%20Users
VI.4.1)Review body
The Guildhall, Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3AF
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1912613916
E-mail: adam.smith@nepo.org
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Guildhall, Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3AF
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1912613916
E-mail: adam.smith@nepo.org
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Guildhall, Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3AF
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1912613916
E-mail: adam.smith@nepo.org
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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