Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Maidstone Borough Council
Maidstone House, Kings Street
Maidstone
ME15 6JQ
Contact
Miss Louisa Coley
louisa.coley@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1892554189
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ45 - Mid Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
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
Maidstone Borough Council - Corporate Banking and Merchant Services
Reference number
DN736378
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- AA01 - Metal
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to award a contract for corporate banking and card merchant services (excluding investment services).
Tenderers must register their interest through the Kent Business Portal in order to express their interest and to view and respond to the documents (registration is free).
Key Dates & Timeline for Procurement
Tender release: Friday 2nd August 2024
Expression of Interest Deadline: 12:00pm Friday 30th August 2024
Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm Friday 6th September 2024
Evaluation: w/c Monday 9th September 2024
Appointment of contractor: December 2024
Contract Start Date: 1st April 2025
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ45 - Mid Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to award a contract for corporate banking and card merchant services (excluding investment services).
Key Dates & Timeline for Procurement
Tender release: Friday 2nd August 2024
Expression of Interest Deadline: 12:00pm Friday 30th August 2024
Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm Friday 6th September 2024
Evaluation: w/c Monday 9th September 2024
Appointment of contractor: December 2024
Contract Start Date: 1st April 2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
This contract term will be an initial 5-year term. The Council would reserve the right to extend this contract for a period of up to 60 months at the end of the initial 5-year contract term.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 August 2024
Local time
12:30pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
6 September 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Mid Kent Legal Services
Maidstone
Country
United Kingdom