Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
Kedleston Road
DERBY
DE22 1GB
Contact
Procurement
Telephone
+44 1332592004
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF11 - Derby
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Payment Processing Agents
Reference number
PROC IJ ITT/098
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of merchant payment gateway services to process financial card transactions.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £174,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of merchant payment gateway services to process financial card transactions. It is mandatory to provide a high level of integration, automation, flexibility, self -service and DCC capabilities for Recurring card payment. There must not be any limitations around frequency or fixing timing of payments. An automatic retry of failed payments is required. There shall be no reliance on third party solutions to collect and facilitate payments and no reliance on manual interventions to "manage" payment, changes in payment details and amounts and failures.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Adherence to requirements / Weighting: 70%
Price - Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This contract has been awarded after pre-market engagement had been undertaken and negotiations held with the selected provider.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
There is no other provider that provides the same functionality and integration for Recurring Card Payments (RCP) in the sector. Potentially comparable solutions lack the same level of integration, automation, flexibility, self-service and DCC capabilities. To contact with a new provider will take two years to implement and will be at significant cost. It has been agreed that a tender process taking this into consideration will commence next year.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
PROC IJ ITT/098
Title
Payment Processing Agent
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 April 1966
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
WPM Education Limited
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 9NF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £174,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £174,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Finance Director
Derby
Country
United Kingdom