Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Winchester City Council
00609812
Colebrook Street
Winchester
SO23 9LJ
UK
Contact person: Jamie Butt
Telephone: +44 1692840222
E-mail: procurement@winchester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ35
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.winchester.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/86482
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Banking Services
Reference number: WCC/FIN/0003
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Winchester City Council (‘The Council’) is inviting tenders for the provision of banking services.
The contract required is for general money transmission banking services and includes maintenance of Council bank accounts, access to faster payments, BACS, and CHAPS payments. Paper clearing as well as cash handling. Internet banking service will be required for balance/transaction review and reporting and for payment initiation.
The commencement date for the contract is 1 April 2021, and the contract shall terminate on 31 March 2026. The Council will require the option to extend the contract for another 3 years (i.e. until 31 March 2029).
Prospective Tenderers must be authorised to act as a bank in the UK and provide access to UK clearing systems. The Council may seek documentary evidence appropriate to Financial Conduct Authority (or equivalent) registration during the selection/evaluation process (see tender documents for full details).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
146 343.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66120000
66172000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ35
UKJ
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Winchester.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Winchester City Council (‘The Council’) is inviting tenders for the provision of banking services.
The contract required is for general money transmission banking services and includes maintenance of Council bank accounts, access to faster payments, BACS, and CHAPS payments. Paper clearing as well as cash handling. Internet banking service will be required for balance/transaction review and reporting and for payment initiation.
The commencement date for the contract is 1 April 2021, and the contract shall terminate on 31 March 2026. The Council will require the option to extend the contract for another 3 years (i.e. until 31 March 2029).
Prospective tenderers must be authorised to act as a bank in the UK and provide access to UK clearing systems.
The Council may seek documentary evidence appropriate to Financial Conduct Authority (or equivalent) registration during the selection/evaluation process.
Please see the tender documents for full details on registration, selection and evaluation procedures.
The Council is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with tenderers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to tenderers and all communications with the Council, including the submission of tenderers’ responses, will be conducted via the Complete Tender Management system (CTM), which can be accessed using the following link:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=WCC
To register on CTM, click on the above URL below and follow the instructions 1 and 2:
1) Click on ‘New supplier registration’;
2) Complete the Supplier Registration form.
‘Important note’: to prevent duplication, before registering on CTM, please check if your company is already registered by simply e-mailing your company name to uksupport@eu-supply.com
The first registered person will automatically become the ‘administrator’ of the company, who then will have the opportunity to create further company users, including users with administrator privileges.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposals and internet baking
/ Weighting: 40 %
Quality criterion: Implementation and exit
/ Weighting: 7 %
Quality criterion: Environment and social value
/ Weighting: 10 %
Quality criterion: Relationship management
/ Weighting: 3 %
Price
/ Weighting:
60 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Council will require the option to extend the contract following the initially 5 year period for up to a maximum of 3 years i.e. until 31 March 2029 and therefore a total maximum contract length of 8 years (5 + 3).
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
To register for the tender and access the tender documents, please register via the Complete Tender Management system (CTM) https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=WCC
To register on CTM, click on the above URL below and follow the instructions 1 and 2:
1) Click on ‘New supplier registration’
2) Complete the Supplier Registration form.
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:
2020/S 141-348196
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Banking Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/11/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Royal Bank of Scotland
SC083027
250 Bishopsgate
London
UK
E-mail: paul.latch@natwest.com
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 146 343.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To register for the tender and access the tender documents, Tenderers will need to register via the Complete Tender Management system (CTM), which can be accessed using the following link: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=WCC
To register on CTM, click on the above URL below and follow the instructions 1 and 2:
1) Click on ‘New supplier registration’;
2) Complete the Supplier Registration form.
Please read the further instruction within the tender supplier guidance on the portal and tender documents. If you need any further assistance with registration or have any queries about using CTM, please contact EU Supply as follows:
E-mail: uksupport@eu-supply.com
Telephone: 0800 840 2050 during office hours only (8.00 to 17.00)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London — High Court
Technology and Construction Court
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477156
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Service Lead – Legal Services Winchester City Council
City Offices, Colebrook Street
Winchester
SO23 9LJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1962840222
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/12/2020