Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Transport for London
5 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN
Contact
Miss Shantini Doraisingam
ShantiniDoraisingam@TFL.GOV.UK
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
756277008
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Merchant Payment Processing Services - ICT14059
Reference number
DN615067
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform the market that Transport for London is planning to conduct a competitive procurement exercise for the procurement of Merchant Payment Processing Services.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Transport for London (TfL) is considering possible approaches to the procurement of a new Merchant Payment Processing Services contract and is seeking information through this Prior Information Notice (PIN).
TfL are seeking to carry out early market engagement and engage with suppliers who have experience both in merchant acquiring and/or payment gateway services to obtain market feedback in relation to the procurement of TfL's merchant acquiring and payment gateway services outlined below.
A. Face to Face (F2F, Cardholder Present) and Card Not Present (CNP) Acquiring Services summarised as:
• Settlement of funds for a range of payment cards including Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, JCB and Discover. Acquiring for Amex payment cards is an option to be considered as part of the services.
• the provision of merchant card acquiring services including acquiring equipment, to facilitate the receipt, transfer and accounting of incoming domestic and foreign payment streams, from the payer, from traditional, new and existing payment cards, to customers to facilitate face to face/cardholder present and cardholder not present transactions; and
• the provision of fraud and risk management core services, standard online and mobile card security services and transactional payment risk management.
B. Payment Gateway for TfL Oyster Online (OOL) and TfL Oyster & Contactless Mobile Application (TOCMA) summarised as:
• the provision of payment gateway services, to facilitate the receipt, transfer and accounting of incoming domestic and foreign payment streams, including e-Commerce online payments, from the payer, from payment cards and from Alternative Payment Methods (APMs), to customers; and
• the provision of fraud and risk management core services, standard online and mobile card security services and transactional payment risk management.
two.2.14) Additional information
TfL will manage the early market engagement process in an open and transparent manner to maximise thepossible benefits. Attendance or non-attendance at the Direct Supplier Engagement Meeting will not preclude ordisadvantage/advantage any involvement in potential future procurement activity.
However, direct or indirect canvassing of any TfL employee or agent concerning this requirement, or anyattempt to procure information from any TfL employee or agent concerning this Prior Information Notice outsideof the formal process described in this document may result in disqualification from consideration for any futureprocurement activity.
This Prior Information Notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting a market engagement exercise anddoes not constitute any commitment by TfL to undertake any public procurement exercise in the future.
TfL will not enter into a contract based solely on the responses to this Prior Information Notice and noinformation contained in this document or in any communication made between TfL and any interested partyin connection with this shall be relied upon as constituting a contract, agreement or representation that anycontract shall be offered.
TfL is under no obligation to follow up this market engagement exercise in any way or with any interestedparties. TfL is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in this marketengagement exercise. TfL cannot guarantee it will incorporate all or any feedback received into any subsequentprocurement process.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2 December 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes