Tender for Card Acquiring Services
Provide merchant services for processing, authorisation and settlement of the University’s debit and credit transactions.
United Kingdom-Cardiff: Banking services
2020/S 064-154353
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Postal address: Llandaff campus, Western avenue, Llandaff
Town: Cardiff
NUTS code: UKL22
Postal code: CF5 2YB
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Andrea Brooksbank
E-mail: purchasing@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 2920417310
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0259
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Card Acquiring Services
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
This tender is for the provision of merchant services for processing, authorisation and settlement of the University’s debit and credit transactions via all payment channels including customer present (Chip and PIN/contactless payments), customer not present (mail order/telephone order) and online (e-commerce).
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This tender is for the provision of merchant services for processing, authorisation and settlement of the University’s debit and credit transactions via all payment channels including customer present (Chip and PIN/contactless payments), customer not present (mail order/telephone order) and online (e-commerce).
The University is seeking to develop efficient and cost-effective merchant service arrangements which will be capable of meeting future market and technological changes, and which will meet, and often exceed, user expectations. It is looking for a relationship with an organisation which it can be confident will fulfil all the University’s current and future requirements.
It is important that any potential acquiring partner can add value through an effective dedicated corporate support team backed up by a proactive education sector specialist relationship manager.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Two extension periods of 24 months each will be available subject to performance (5 plus 2 plus 2).
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
All tender documentation is available on the Cardiff Metropolitan University Intend e-tender portal. Please copy and paste this website address into a browser.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
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
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=100989.
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver community benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The community benefits included in this contract are:
Non-core and will be agreed with the successful provider post contract award.
More information and a guidance document on community benefits for suppliers is available at the web site address below (please copy and paste this into a browser)
https://gov.wales/procurement-community-benefits-guidance-suppliers
(WA Ref:100989)
VI.4.1)Review body
Postal address: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: