Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED
Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter
Gateshead
NE8 3DF
UK
E-mail: corporate.services@nepo.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nepo.org/
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
General Banking Services
Reference number: NEPO531
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NEPO, in collaboration with ESPO and YPO, have established a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of General Banking Services. The service will be used to deliver core transactional banking arrangements, providing bank account structures to be used for outgoing payments such as creditor cheques, CHAPS, BACS, direct debits, standing order payments, balance requests, commission charges and associated interest payments. Alongside these core transactional services, the Framework Agreement includes ancillary services which sit outside the core elements of the agreement, such as receipt accounts to receive payments, rent allowance accounts for benefit payments, wage accounts for staff salary payments and petty cash accounts and treasury deposits.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
288 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NEPO used a competitive procedure with negotiation for the procurement of this Framework Agreement. The first stage was a selection questionnaire, which was used to shortlist suppliers. Shortlisted suppliers were then be Invited to Tender. The selection questionnaire document also contained an ITT overview that set out the high-level requirements of the Framework Agreement. This document allowed suppliers to determine if they were interested in this opportunity and consider whether they had the required capability and capacity to deliver the Framework Agreement.
The Framework Agreement is a multi-supplier and single lot solution. Those suppliers shortlisted from selection questionnaire and Invited to Tender were evaluated in accordance with the award criteria contained within the Invitation to Tender documents. NEPO reserved the right to enter into negotiations with tenderers in line with the requirements of the competition with negotiation procedure. NEPO also reserved the right not to enter into negotiations and award the Framework Agreement on the basis of initial tender.
The most economically advantageous tenderers were awarded the Framework Agreement. NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the services (if any) which are placed with the successful supplier(s) by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Agreement pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof. In accordance with the Framework Agreement, each Contracting Authority will enter into a call-off contract. The call-off contract is to be entered into by both the Contracting Authority and successful supplier(s) and will be based on the terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement is for a period of 48 months with the options to extend for up to a further 2 x 24 month periods. This is due to the commercial and contractual complexity of the Framework Agreement combined with the cost of administrating the procurement for NEPO, ESPO, YPO, Contracting Authorities and Tenderers.
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2023/S 000-017637
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NEPO531
Title: General Banking Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barclays Bank PLC
01026167
1 Churchill Place
London
E14 5HP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lloyds Bank PLC
00002065
25 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7HN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Westminster Bank PLC
00929027
250 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4AA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 288 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NEPO
Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter
Gateshead
NE8 3DF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2024