Awarded contract

NEPO505 Payment Card Services

  • NEPO

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-026287

Published 20 September 2022, 5:20pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NEPO

Northern Design Centre Abbots Hill, Baltic , Business Quarter

Gateshead

NE8 3ADF

Email

corporate.services@nepo.org

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nepo.org

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

NEPO505 Payment Card Services

Reference number

NEPO505

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NEPO in collaboration with ESPO and YPO have established a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Contract for the provision of Prepaid Card Accounts, Commercial Procurement Cards and other related services provided by payment solution providers.

The Framework Contract consists of the following lots:

Lot 1: Prepaid Payments

Lot 2 : Corporate Payments

The Framework Contract will replace the preceding NEPO505 Prepaid Cards Framework Contract which expired on 8.01.2022.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £6,053,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Prepaid Payments

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30160000 - Magnetic cards
  • 48812000 - Financial information systems
  • 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
  • 72212440 - Financial analysis and accounting software development services
  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
  • 75300000 - Compulsory social security services
  • 79211120 - Sales and purchases recording services
  • 79211200 - Compilation of financial statements services
  • 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NEPO used an open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Contract. The Framework Contract consists of two lots. Tenderers were evaluated in accordance with the award criteria contained within the Invitation To Tender documents. The most economically advantageous Tenderer(s) for each lot was awarded on to the Framework Contract.

Upon completion of the Tender evaluations, NEPO combined the final marks for both quality and price and evaluated Tenders according to the score. NEPO have awarded a total of two suppliers for lot 1 Prepaid Payments.

NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the services (if any) which will be placed with the successful supplier by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Contract pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof. In accordance with the Framework Contract, each Contracting Authority will enter into a call-off contract. The call-off contract is to be entered into by both the Contracting Authority and awarded supplier and will be based on the terms and conditions of the Framework Contract.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Corporate Payments

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30160000 - Magnetic cards
  • 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package
  • 48812000 - Financial information systems
  • 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
  • 79211120 - Sales and purchases recording services
  • 79211200 - Compilation of financial statements services
  • 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NEPO used an open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Contract. The Framework Contract consists of two lots. Tenderers were evaluated in accordance with the award criteria contained within the Invitation To Tender documents. The most economically advantageous Tenderer(s) for each lot was awarded on to the Framework Contract.

Upon completion of the Tender evaluations, NEPO combined the final marks for both quality and price and evaluated Tenders according to the score. NEPO have awarded a total of two suppliers for lot 2 Corporate Payments.

NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the services (if any) which will be placed with the successful supplier by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Contract pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof. In accordance with the Framework Contract, each Contracting Authority will enter into a call-off contract. The call-off contract is to be entered into by both the Contracting Authority and awarded supplier and will be based on the terms and conditions of the Framework Contract.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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: 2022/S 000-005060


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NEPO505

Title

NEPO505 Payment Card Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 September 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 10

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Allpay Limited

Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, Whitestone, Hereford

Herefordshire

HR1 3SE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Prepaid Financial Services

4th Floor, 35 Great St Helen's

London

EC3A 6AP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Lloyds Bank PLC

25 Gresham Street

London

EC2V 7HN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

National Westminster Bank

250 Bishop Gate

London

EC2M 4AA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

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: £6,053,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £6,053,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NEPO

Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter

Gateshead

NE8 3DF

Country

United Kingdom