Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Translink
Procurement Department
Belfast
BT2 7LX
UK
Contact person: Rhonda Gourley
E-mail: etni@translink.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
P-0475 Corporate Banking Services and Cash Processing Services
Reference number: TLK-336
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The following is provided in good faith and is intended only as a preliminary background explanation to Translink’s requirement, it does not purport to be all inclusive. The scope of services is for the provision of corporate banking services and cash processing services which have been divided into two separate lots. The anticipated start date is 3.6.2019 however dates may be subject to change. Translink reserve the right to accept part of any tender from one or any number of tenderers and may change the contracting strategy at any time.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Corporate Banking
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
66112000
79710000
79940000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The following is provided in good faith and is intended only as a preliminary background explanation to Translink’s requirement, it does not purport to be all inclusive. The scope of services is for the provision of corporate banking services and cash processing services which have been divided into 2 separate lots. The anticipated start date is 3.6.2019 however dates may be subject to change. Translink reserve the right to accept part of any tender from one or any number of tenderers and may change the contracting strategy at any time.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality questions relating to service deliverables, such as customer account relationship management and support, service level commitments, contract implementation etc.
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Options available to extend the contract:
1st Option for a further period of 2 years;
2nd Option for a further period of 2 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Cash Processing
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
66112000
79710000
79940000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The following is provided in good faith and is intended only as a preliminary background explanation to Translink’s requirement, it does not purport to be all inclusive. The scope of services is for the provision of corporate banking services and cash processing services which have been divided into two separate lots. The anticipated start date is 3.6.2019 however dates may be subject to change. Translink reserve the right to accept part of any tender from one or any number of tenderers and may change the contracting strategy at any time.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality questions relating to service deliverables, such as customer account relationship management and support, service level commitments, contract implementation etc.
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Options available to extend the contract:
1st Option for a further period of 2 years;
2nd Option for a further period of 2 years.
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:
2018/S 033-072715
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Corporate Banking
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/06/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barclays PLC
1 Churchill Place
London
E14 5HP
UK
E-mail: BCTenderRequests2@barclaycard.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Cash Processing
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/06/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bank of Ireland UK PLC
Bow Bells House
London
EC4M 9BE
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Let’s work together:
— follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TranslinkB2B for opportunites worth 30 000 GBP or more,
— check out our website at www.translink.co.uk/Corporate/Procurement/,
— participate in tenders at https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps. For assistance using eTendersNI and registering your organisation please contact the helpdesk whose number is located on the eTendersNI contact us page.
Note: do not leave completing your PQQ/ITT response until the last minute, late responses shall be rejected. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of this competition.
About the Translink Group: throughout the documentation, both ‘Translink’ and ‘Group’ refer to the same corporate entities. Both shall be taken to comprise the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC) in addition to its main operating subsidiaries Citybus Ltd, Northern Ireland Railways Company Ltd and Ulsterbus Ltd.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Please see VI.4.3 below
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Translink Group will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The utilities contracts regulations provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Please see section VI.4.3 above
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/07/2019