Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Oldham Council
Civic Centre, West Street
Oldham
OL1 1UT
UK
Contact person: Mrs Emily Molden
E-mail: emily.molden@oldham.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.oldham.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.oldham.gov.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Pendle Borough Council
Pendle
UK
E-mail: emily.molden@oldham.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.pendle.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
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
For the Provision of Merchant Acquiring Services
Reference number: DN659172
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council and Pendle Borough Council are undertaking a review of their current merchant acquiring arrangements and through this Invitation to Tender are inviting potential service providers to tender for new contracts. Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council is leading the tender and procuring on behalf of itself and Pendle Council.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
640 000.00
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:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Oldham Council and Pendle Borough Council wish to appoint a supplier to provide merchant acquiring services. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Setting up of new merchant ID’s and terminals
- Replacing existing terminals that must offer truncation of PAN numbers on receipts
- Supply hardware as required (i.e., chip and pin machines).
- Ensure that the services conform with with PCI-DSS requirements, Payment Services Regulations, UK Cards Association and operate within the current rules of the Card Schemes.
Further details can be found in the tender documents which are published on the Chest portal.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
640 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
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
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: N/A
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:
01/06/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/06/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/05/2023