Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Post Office Limited
Finsbury Dials 20 Finsbury Street
London
EC2Y 9AQ
Contact
Steve Hepburn
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
National registration number
02154540
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Postal Services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Payment Services
Reference number
C102238
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66110000 - Banking services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision on payment and banking services that underpin the transactions conducted by the Post Office through its IT systems.
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: £19,700,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI4 - Inner London – East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract was a direct award to support the payment and banking services required to support the Post Offices transactions that are made via the pin entry devices within the branches.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
This procurement was awarded via the Direct Award procedure.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The payment and banking service that is provided by the supplier is PCI compliant, be-spoked to the specific Post Office use cases, and was required to interoperate with both the legacy and new IT platforms in parallel.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
C102238
Title
Provision of Payment Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WORLDLINE RETAIL ENTERPRISE (UK) LIMITED
1 Technology Drive, Beeston
Nottingham
NG9 1LA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
National registration number
12178321
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: £19,700,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £19,700,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Post Office Limited
London
EC2Y 9AQ
Country
United Kingdom