Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Oldham Council
Civic Centre, West Street
Oldham
OL1 1UT
Contact
Mrs Emily Molden
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
Pendle Borough Council
Pendle
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
For the Provision of Merchant Acquiring Services
Reference number
DN659172
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.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.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £640,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 30%
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £640,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
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
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 a single operator
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
N/A
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
1 June 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
1 June 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Oldham Council
Oldham
Country
United Kingdom