Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3150103503
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Payment Solutions 2
Reference number
RM6248
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of Payment Solutions to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector bodies, including local authorities, health, police, fire and rescue, education and devolved administrations.
The commercial agreement will establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Contract for the provision of Procurement Card, Prepaid Card and Voucher solutions across UK, Europe and Worldwide.
The Framework has been spilt into 3 lots based on the solutions required.
Lot 1 - will provide for the provision and maintenance of Procurement Cards which will enable the purchase of common goods and services.
Lot 2 – will provide for the provision and maintenance of Prepaid Cards.
Lot 3 – will provide for the provision of fully managed Closed Looped Voucher schemes.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000,000
two.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: 3
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Procurement Cards
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30160000 - Magnetic cards
- 30162000 - Smart cards
- 30163000 - Charge cards
- 48812000 - Financial information systems
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- 66110000 - Banking services
- 66150000 - Financial markets administration services
- 66151000 - Financial market operational services
- 66152000 - Financial market regulatory services
- 66160000 - Trust and custody services
- 66161000 - Trust services
- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 66515410 - Financial loss insurance services
- 72212440 - Financial analysis and accounting software development services
- 72212441 - Financial analysis software development services
- 72212442 - Financial systems software development services
- 79211120 - Sales and purchases recording services
- 79211200 - Compilation of financial statements services
- 79212100 - Financial auditing services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A multi-supplier Lot for the provision and maintenance of Procurement Cards which will enable the purchase of common goods and services across the UK, Europe and Worldwide.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £12,000,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The initial duration of the Framework is 3 years, with an option to extend for 1 year.
CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Bidders should note that the Lot value reflects the value of the goods and services paid for by Procurement Card, together with the value of associated fees.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Prepaid Cards
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30160000 - Magnetic cards
- 30162000 - Smart cards
- 30163000 - Charge cards
- 48812000 - Financial information systems
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- 66110000 - Banking services
- 66150000 - Financial markets administration services
- 66151000 - Financial market operational services
- 66152000 - Financial market regulatory services
- 66160000 - Trust and custody services
- 66161000 - Trust services
- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 66515410 - Financial loss insurance services
- 72212440 - Financial analysis and accounting software development services
- 72212441 - Financial analysis software development services
- 72212442 - Financial systems software development services
- 79211120 - Sales and purchases recording services
- 79211200 - Compilation of financial statements services
- 79212100 - Financial auditing services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A multi-supplier Lot for the provision and maintenance of Prepaid Cards.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The initial duration of the Framework is 3 years, with an option to extend for 1 year.
CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Bidders should note that the Lot value reflects the value of funds loaded to Prepaid Cards, together with the value of associated fees.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Vouchers
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 75310000 - Benefit services
- 75312000 - Maternity benefits
- 75330000 - Family allowances
- 75340000 - Child allowances
- 85320000 - Social services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A multi supplier Lot 3 for the provision of fully managed Closed Looped Voucher scheme required by UK Central Government and public sector bodies.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The initial duration of the Framework is 3 years, with an option to extend for 1 year.
CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Please note the value of the Lot reflects the value of funds disbursed by the voucher solution, together with associated fees.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Refer to Joint Schedule 9 Minimum Standards of Reliability
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-020259
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
9 June 2022
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.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)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
9 June 2022
Local time
3:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02f7f832-6f65-4bd3-b1f6-9e34d185fc9e
1) Contract notice transparency information for the agreement;
2) Contract notice authorised customer list;
3) Rights reserved for CCS framework.
On 2.4.2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.
Refer to https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/cyber-essentials-faqs for more information.
Some purchases under this framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations (as defined in Attachment 1 – About the framework within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-offs from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the Framework and any Call-off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs.
CCS reserve the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score is within 1% of the last position.
Registering for access:
This procurement will be managed electronically via the eSourcing suite. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. If you have recently registered on the eSourcing suite for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal.
Use the following link for information on how register and use the eSourcing tool: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers
For assistance please contact the eSourcing Help desk operated by email at eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk or call 0345 410 2222.
For Lot 2 and 3 the following applies;
You are only allowed to submit one bid either; in your own name as the single legal entity or, as a key subcontractor or, as part of a consortium, in each Lot you are bidding for. You cannot be involved in multiple bids for any one Lot, (for Lots 2 and 3). For example, if Bidding for Lot 2, you cannot submit a bid in your own name as a single legal entity AND be a key subcontractor as part of a bid submitted by another entity and/or part of a consortium in Lot 2.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom