Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Somerset Council
County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
Contact
. Sean Morris
Telephone
+44 0
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK23 - Somerset
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
E-Payments System - Soft Market Test
Reference number
DN680594
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48442000 - Financial systems software package
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Somerset Council is in the South West of England, an elected local government authority responsible for the local government services in most of the county. The Council provides a wide range of services, including education (schools, libraries and youth services), social services, highway maintenance, waste collection & waste disposal, emergency planning, consumer protection and town and country planning.
Having recently merged to a Unitary authority we are currently running 5 contracts across 3 suppliers and wish to consolidate these. Some of the contracts include income management systems and some do not.
Somerset Council seek to procure an e-Payment solution that is PCI DSS compliant and that delivers an excellent customer experience/journey. We are also seeking to procure an income management system, which may or may not be part of a single end to end e-Payment solution.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK23 - Somerset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Somerset Council is in the South West of England, an elected local government authority responsible for the local government services in most of the county. The Council provides a wide range of services, including education (schools, libraries and youth services), social services, highway maintenance, waste collection & waste disposal, emergency planning, consumer protection and town and country planning.
Having recently merged to a Unitary authority we are currently running 5 contracts across 3 suppliers and wish to consolidate these. Some of the contracts include income management systems and some do not.
Somerset Council seek to procure an e-Payment solution that is PCI DSS compliant and that delivers an excellent customer experience/journey. We are also seeking to procure an income management system, which may or may not be part of a single end to end e-Payment solution.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
29 February 2024
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: No