Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
H M Revenue & Customs
5th Floor Ralli Quays, 3 Stanley Street
Salford
M60 9LA
Contact
James Power
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Direct & Indirect Taxation
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Government Reporting & Cash Environment (Project Grace)
Reference number
CW34458
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66600000 - Treasury services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Government Banking Service (GBS) require a Financial Transaction Reporting (FTR) solution that can report intraday position data using transactional data which is used to supply HM Treasury with key financial information, allowing them to effectively deliver government cash management objectives. GBS require a solution that can capture and consolidate data for multiple entities (i.e. The Government Departments bank accounts) and return the information in a format acceptable to GBS and HMT. The solution must be banking industry standard, scalable, flexible, easy to maintain and must have the ability to debt and credit customers' accounts using various file uploads. Additionally, it must have the ability to 'zero' customer accounts, GBS currently utilises a SWIFT bureau and continues to require this method of connecting to the banks.
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: £5,005,098
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Government Banking Service (GBS) require a Financial Transaction Reporting (FTR) solution that can report intraday position data using transactional data which is used to supply HM Treasury with key financial information, allowing them to effectively deliver government cash management objectives. GBS require a solution that can capture and consolidate data for multiple entities (i.e. The Government Departments bank accounts) and return the information in a format acceptable to GBS and HMT. The solution must be banking industry standard, scalable, flexible, easy to maintain and must have the ability to debt and credit customers' accounts using various file uploads. Additionally, it must have the ability to 'zero' customer accounts, GBS currently utilises a SWIFT bureau and continues to require this method of connecting to the banks.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 029-068849
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bottomline Technologies
1600Arlington Business Park
Reading
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)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,005,098
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
HMRC
Salford
Country
United Kingdom