CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Rent Collection Services via Post Office / PayPoint Counters, Direct Debit and Debit/Credit Card.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Within the areas served by DGHP.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

DGHP requires a services that facilitates the collection of housing rent and other charges via the following payment methods:

1. Post Office and PayPoint Counters. Tenants are issued with a plastic swipe card which is presented at the Post Office / PayPoint Counter along with the payment (i.e. cash, debit card etc). The service required includes the personalisation and despatch of payment cards.

2. Direct Debit. A service is required which enables DGHP to outsource the regular collection of Direct Debits. A web-based portal will be required to set up paperless Direct Debits which can be collected on any day of the week/month.

3. Merchant Acquiring. DGHP will require a fully managed service which enables the collection of debit and credit card payments via the internet (i.e. a link will be placed on the DGHP website to the appropriate payment portal). A web-based ‘virtual terminal’ will also be needed to enable DGHP to accept card payments via the telephone.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice