Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
H M Revenue & Customs
100 PARLIAMENT STREET
LONDON
SW1A2BQ
UK
Contact person: James Power
E-mail: james.power1@hmrc.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hmrc.gov
Address of the buyer profile: www.hmrc.gov
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
www.http;//hmrc.supplier-eu.ariba.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.http;//hmrc.supplier-eu.ariba.com/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Direct & Indirect Taxes
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Government Banking - Money Transmission Services
Reference number: SR980435707
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is the UK's tax, payments and customs authority and collects the money that pays for the UK's public services and gives financial support to people.
Government Banking (GB) sits within HMRC and is the banking shared service provider to Government and the wider public sector, providing banking services to over 600 organisations (hereafter referred to as "customers"). HMRC Commercial, a directorate within HMRC, is acting on
Show less description
behalf of GB in carrying out the procurement and will enter into the contract for the services with the successful bidders.
To deliver the direct-to-bank model and facilitate payments in and out of Government, GB contracts with commercial banks. The current Money Transmission Service (MTS) contracts which facilitate this process are due to expire in March 2025.
GB is seeking long term arrangements for MTS which are resilient, secure and able to move with industry changes. The following, non-exhaustive, list of banking services are in scope:
• Account Provision;
• Electronic Banking;
• Payment Products
• Reporting
• Customer Support
• Incident Management
• Overlay Services
The service requirements will be delivered across the following lots:
• Lot 1 - "House Bank A" covers general banking services, including Bacs, CHAPS, Faster Payments, Local Banking, Cheques and Spot FX.
• Lot 2 - "House Bank B" covers general banking services, including Bacs, CHAPS, Faster Payments, Local Banking, Cheques and Spot FX.
• Lot 3 - "Overseas Payments" covers regular and one-off Spot FX not covered by Lots 1 and 2 (i.e., Exotics), ACH network services and FX advisory services.
Award Criteria House Banks Lots 1 & 2
Service Description 45%
Social Value 10%
Management Activity 7.5%
Social, Environmental & Innovative 7.5%
Costs 30%
Award Criteria Overseas Payments Lot 3
Service Description 42.5%
Social Value 10%
Management Activity 10%
Social, Environmental & Innovative 7.5%
Costs 30%
Any resulting contracts will be enabled for use by GB customers including Government departments, executive agencies, non-departmental bodies, and the wider public sector (including the National Health Service). Further customer information is provided in the "Customer Background" document provided as an attachment to the HMRC e-Sourcing tool event.
Bidders may bid for one or multiple Lots, however the Authority has made a strategic decision that a single supplier shall not be awarded both House Bank Lots.
The procurement will be carried out using the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Restricted procedure, the initial Selection Stage of the process will be used to ensure that only those economic operators who have the necessary accreditations, economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability to provide the services are invited to submit a tender. Further details can be found in the Selection Stage Information Document provided as an attachment to the HMRC E-Sourcing tool event.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
334 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
At the Award Stage Bidders may bid for one or multiple Lots, however, to provide additional resilience to the provision of the services the Authority has made a strategic decision that a single supplier shall not be awarded both House Bank Lots.
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
House Bank A
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66110000
66170000
66180000
66600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 - "House Bank A" covers general banking services, including Bacs, CHAPS, Faster Payments, Local Banking, Cheques and Spot FX.
GB is seeking long term arrangements for MTS which are resilient, secure and able to move with industry changes. The following, non-exhaustive, list of banking services are in scope:
• Account Provision;
• Electronic Banking;
• Payment Products
• Reporting
• Customer Support
• Incident Management
• Overlay Services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
99 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 144
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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
This requirement will be met by an eSourcing RFP using HMRC SAP Ariba. Please ensure you are registered with the HMRC SAP Ariba to gain access to the RfP documentation which will contain full details.
If you are not already registered, the registration link is: http://hmrc.sourcing eu.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration
As part of the registration process you will receive a system generated email asking you to activate your SAP Ariba supplier account by verifying your email address.
Once you
Show less additional text
have completed the activation process you will receive a further email by return confirming the 'registration process is now complete' and providing you with 'your organisation's account ID' number. If an email response from HMRC is not received within one working day of your request, please re-contact sapariba.hmrcsupport@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk (after first checking your spam in-box) confirming when your registration request was first made.
Once you have obtained 'your organization's account ID' number, please email chloe.hobbs@hmrc.gov.uk and james.power1@hmrc.gov.uk and copy in e.procurement@hmrc.gov.uk and with your account ID number, you will then receive an e-mail confirming access. Please ensure to include all email addresses provided to make sure your interest is received.
Further information about HMRC's procurement tool SAP Ariba, Suppliers Guide and general information is available on the HMRC website: www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/supplying.htm. If you have already registered on SAP Ariba then you may also need to re-register on HMRC's SAP Ariba in order to be added to the event.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
House Bank B
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66110000
66170000
66180000
66600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 - "House Bank B" covers general banking services, including Bacs, CHAPS, Faster Payments, Local Banking, Cheques and Spot FX.
GB is seeking long term arrangements for MTS which are resilient, secure and able to move with industry changes. The following, non-exhaustive, list of banking services are in scope:
• Account Provision;
• Electronic Banking;
• Payment Products
• Reporting
• Customer Support
• Incident Management
• Overlay Services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
166 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 144
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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
This requirement will be met by an eSourcing RFP using HMRC SAP Ariba. Please ensure you are registered with the HMRC SAP Ariba to gain access to the RfP documentation which will contain full details.
If you are not already registered, the registration link is: http://hmrc.sourcing eu.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration
As part of the registration process you will receive a system generated email asking you to activate your SAP Ariba supplier account by verifying your email address.
Once you
Show less additional text
have completed the activation process you will receive a further email by return confirming the 'registration process is now complete' and providing you with 'your organisation's account ID' number. If an email response from HMRC is not received within one working day of your request, please re-contact sapariba.hmrcsupport@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk (after first checking your spam in-box) confirming when your registration request was first made.
Once you have obtained 'your organization's account ID' number, please email chloe.hobbs@hmrc.gov.uk and james.power1@hmrc.gov.uk and copy in e.procurement@hmrc.gov.uk and with your account ID number, you will then receive an e-mail confirming access. Please ensure to include all email addresses provided to make sure your interest is received.
Further information about HMRC's procurement tool SAP Ariba, Suppliers Guide and general information is available on the HMRC website: www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/supplying.htm. If you have already registered on SAP Ariba then you may also need to re-register on HMRC's SAP Ariba in order to be added to the event.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Overseas Payments
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66110000
66170000
66180000
66600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 - "Overseas Payments" covers regular and one-off Spot FX not covered by Lots 1 and 2 (i.e., Exotics), ACH network services and FX advisory services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
69 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 144
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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
This requirement will be met by an eSourcing RFP using HMRC SAP Ariba. Please ensure you are registered with the HMRC SAP Ariba to gain access to the RfP documentation which will contain full details.
If you are not already registered, the registration link is: http://hmrc.sourcing eu.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration
As part of the registration process you will receive a system generated email asking you to activate your SAP Ariba supplier account by verifying your email address.
Once you
Show less additional text
have completed the activation process you will receive a further email by return confirming the 'registration process is now complete' and providing you with 'your organisation's account ID' number. If an email response from HMRC is not received within one working day of your request, please re-contact sapariba.hmrcsupport@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk (after first checking your spam in-box) confirming when your registration request was first made.
Once you have obtained 'your organization's account ID' number, please email chloe.hobbs@hmrc.gov.uk and james.power1@hmrc.gov.uk and copy in e.procurement@hmrc.gov.uk and with your account ID number, you will then receive an e-mail confirming access. Please ensure to include all email addresses provided to make sure your interest is received.
Further information about HMRC's procurement tool SAP Ariba, Suppliers Guide and general information is available on the HMRC website: www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/supplying.htm. If you have already registered on SAP Ariba then you may also need to re-register on HMRC's SAP Ariba in order to be added to the event.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
To progress through to the Award Stage, in addition to the standard Selection Stage criteria, participants must be able to confirm;
They are licensed and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Participants must have the capacity to manage the volumes to a similar order of magnitude to the current contract (indicative volumes will be provided as part of the tender documentation)
Payment scheme participation status - it is a requirement that any bidders (including the prime bidder in a consortium bid, that being the entity with whom the Authority would have a direct contractual relationship):
for Lots 1 and 2 must be direct participants of Bacs, Faster Payments and ICS on or before the date of contract award.
for Lot 3, bidders must be direct participants of SWIFT on or before the date of contract award.
Failure to conform with any of the above requirements will result in participants at Selection Stage failing to be invited to progress to the Award Stage.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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:
19/04/2024
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
28/05/2024
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)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
HM Revenue & Customs
Salford
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/03/2024