Awarded contract

Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services

  • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-017457

Published 27 June 2022, 10:53am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Swansea

Email

patience.arinaitwe@dvla.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.dvla.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services

Reference number

PS/20/47

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Agreement will be for the services of a Merchant Acquirer to facilitate credit and debit

card processing on behalf of the Authority within the following environments: -

• Internet

• Cardholder present

• Cardholder not present

The service to be provided will include as a minimum:

• Transaction processing – online, manual and telephone

• Integrated system links

• Provision of rented processing terminals with Chip and Pin functionality

• Online payment and settlement service accessed via the internet.

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: £69,170,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Agreement will be for the services of a Merchant Acquirer to facilitate credit and debit

card processing on behalf of the Authority within the following environments: -

• Internet

• Cardholder present

• Cardholder not present

The service to be provided will include as a minimum:

• Transaction processing – online, manual and telephone

• Integrated system links

• Provision of rented processing terminals with Chip and Pin functionality

• Online payment and settlement service accessed via the internet.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 70%

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30%

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30%

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-007863


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

PS/20/47

Title

Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Swansea

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £69,170,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £69,170,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Swansea

Country

United Kingdom