Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Beaufort House, 15 St. Botolph Street
London
EC3A 7QU
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 2073758175
E-mail: procurement@fscs.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Printing-and-distribution-services./Z2KFA7ZY45
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/E4C235G896
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
FSCS499 Cheque Printing and Pay-out Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79824000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This procurement is to appoint service contracts to a Primary and a Secondary Cheque Providers to assure continuity of pay-out timeliness and capacities.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
FSCS is seeking to appoint two single Service Providers for the provision of Cheque Printing and Pay-out services. FSCS would seek to appoint a preferred/primary service provider (winning bid) and a secondary Service Provider (second placed bid ranked based on outcome of tender evaluation).
The Secondary Provider would be able to provide services in the event any of the following circumstances apply:
(i) Preferred Service Provider does not have enough capacity to execute a Payment Services Order to meet FSCS statutory timescales
(ii) in the event of a major default(s) where FSCS at its discretion opts to use both suppliers in order to increase its chances of meeting statutory timelines.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
333 334.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
There is an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Z2KFA7ZY45
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
27/01/2025
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
27/01/2025
Local time: 14:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Printing-and-distribution-services./Z2KFA7ZY45
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Z2KFA7ZY45
GO Reference: GO-20241218-PRO-28934244
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Beaufort House, 15 St. Botolph Street
London
EC3A 7QU
UK
Telephone: +44 2073758175
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Royal Court of Justice
The Strand
London
UK
Telephone: +44 2073758175
E-mail: procurement@fscs.org.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Beaufort House, 15 St. Botolph Street
London
EC3A 7QU
UK
Telephone: +44 2073758175
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/12/2024