Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Town Hall
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1RS
UK
Contact person: Mr Dan Hutchins
Telephone: +44 1892526121
E-mail: dan.hutchins@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ46
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk
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:
www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.kentbusinessportal.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
Corporate Banking and Merchant Services
Reference number: DN584006
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) is looking to award a contract for corporate banking and card merchant services (excluding investment services).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ46
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) is looking to award a contract for corporate banking and card merchant services (excluding investment services).
Currently, both our Corporate Banking and Merchant services are provided by Lloyds bank. The current service handles work to a value of £67,000.00 per annum.
The volumes of card transactions have increased significantly due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The council is now almost cashless and intends for this to continue as there have been issues with cash collection from parking machines and council sites.
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:
Option to extend the contract by up to 60 months following the initial 60 month contract period
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 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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/01/2022
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:
07/01/2022
Local time: 12:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Mid Kent Legal Services
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1RS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/11/2021