Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
HM Revenue & Customs
Ralli Quays, 3 Stanley Street
Salford
M60 9LA
Contact
Bhavina Patel
Telephone
+44 7815438343
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Tax
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Confirmation of Payee
Reference number
SR550131519
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority has identified a requirement for the provision of confirmation of payment services in order to enable our customers to easily make bank transactions to and from the Authority.
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: £9,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 66110000 - Banking services
- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 48812000 - Financial information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
HMRC is the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority. We collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services. Our strategic objectives to help us achieve this, and become a world-class organisation, are:
• Maximise revenues and bear down on avoidance and evasion;
• Transform tax and payments for our customers; and
• Design and deliver a professional, efficient and engaged organisation.
Focusing on these objectives the Authority wishes to procure the provision of the service to use Confirmation of Payee (CoP) to make it easier for our customers to make bank transactions to and from the Authority. Individuals and organisations can transact with the Authority via a growing number of online internal and external services, many of which require the user to supply bank account details. These online services currently use industry standard checks, sort code data and third-party APIs to validate bank account details. The addition of CoP service shall allow the Authority to improve this validation process, which consequently will make these online services easier to use and provides additional means for preventing and detecting fraud.
Bidders must have an existing relationship with a sponsor who has Open Banking credentials possess access through an authorised participant bank or be able to demonstrate to the Authority that the bidder can ensure a sponsor will be in place before the effective date.
Central government strategy is moving towards ‘Government as a platform’. As a result, the Authority needs to ensure that it is not limited in how it makes its services available to other government bodies, local government and the wider public sectors. This contract will be enabled for all public sector organisations to use, including but not limited to: Central Government Departments and their arm’s length bodies (ALBs), education and higher-education sector, housing associations, NHS trusts, local authorities and charities. The maximum contract value, including the Authority and any other service beneficiaries, will be £9million over the contract period of two (2) years plus a possible one (1) year extension. The Authority’s specific requirement for the Services as a share of the maximum contract value is anticipated to be £1.7million over the contract period.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Management Activity / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Social, Environmental & Innovative Characteristics / Weighting: 3
Quality criterion - Name: Security / Weighting: 7
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / 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
two.2.14) Additional information
Suppliers need to register on HMRC SAP Ariba portal.
Suppliers will need to register at: http://hmrc.supplier-eu.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions?type=full
Once you have registered to access the event, please email Bhavina.patel1@hmrc.gov.uk and e.procurement@hmrc.gov.uk the following:
AN number
Contract title in Section II.1.1
Contact name & details
Organisation name
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-003939
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CW34509
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 May 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Westminster PLC
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
00929027
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £9,000,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
The subcontractor will be the service provider of the CoP solution, with Supplier acting as the managing agent. The subcontractor will be responsible for delivering the key contract deliverables.
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
The total value provided in Section II.1.7) and Section V.2.4) is the maximum total contract value and may vary based on the uptake from our customers and the other organisations that may potentially use this contract.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=616165281
GO Reference: GO-2021812-PRO-18725738
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
HM Revenue & Customs
Ralli Quays, 3 Stanley Street
Salford
M60 9LA
Country
United Kingdom