Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Rail Settlement Plan Limited
200 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HD
UK
Telephone: +44 2078418083
E-mail: stephen.green@atoc.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.atoc.org
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://rars.procurement.atocrsp.org/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://rars.procurement.atocrsp.org/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
http://rars.procurement.atocrsp.org/
I.6) Main activity
Other: payment card processing services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of a Payment Card Transaction Processing Service.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30161000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Framework contract for the provision of Credit and debit card processing and related merchant services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30161000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
The services are required to be provided nationwide.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Framework contract for the provision of Credit and debit card processing and related merchant services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The customer shall be entitled to extend the term of the contract by a further period of up to 5 years in duration.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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 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
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/08/2016
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
19/08/2016
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: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
A full summary of RSP's requirements and criteria is available via the RSP portal set out in this notice. Please contact RSP to obtain the password to access the portal. The full invitation to tender document and related documentation will also be available via the RSP portal.
(MT Ref: 179810).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
200 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HD
UK
Telephone: +44 2078418024
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nationalrail.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/07/2016