Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
CF82 7PG
UK
Contact person: Helen Sellwood Sellwood
Telephone: +44 1443863161
E-mail: sellwhl@caerphilly.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0272
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Banking and Merchant Card Services
Reference number: CCBC/PS2592/HS/24
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council has appointed Barclays Bank PLC to provide the Provision of Banking Services and Merchant Card Services to the Council following an open tender procedure. The Total cost of the procurement includes the initial five (5) years + five years extension excl VAT
Contract Period from the 01 September 2025 - 31 August 2030 with the option to extend for a further period of five (5) years extended on a annual basis.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
640 300.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66110000
66100000
66120000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL16
Main site or place of performance:
Within the Boundaries of Caerphilly County Borough Council
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council has appointed Barclays Bank for its Corporate Banking Services to include banking and merchant card services.
The contract is for a period of five years, with the option to extend for up to a further period of five years extended on an annual basis.
Please note this is not a call for competition this notice is to notify the market of a contract award
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-033536
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CCBC/PS2592/24/HS
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barclays
Windsor Court, 1-3 Windsor Place
Cardiff
CF103BX
UK
NUTS: UKL16
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 320 154.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This notice is to advise the market of a contract award, this is not a call for competition.
(WA Ref:157069)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/03/2026