Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Manchester City Council
Room 407, Town Hall
Manchester
M60 2LA
Contact
Mrs Louise Causley
louise.causley@manchester.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1612344290
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
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
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
TC496 - Provision of Purchase Card Service
Reference number
DN637339
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of a secure purchasing card solution, which utilises a widely available credit card, in common use by suppliers and complemented by an appropriately resourced supplier recruitment service that will achieve both conversion from one card to another (if required) and the growth of the programme via the recruitment of more suppliers capable of flowing Level 3 Purchase Card data.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a secure purchasing card solution, which utilises a widely available credit card, in common use by suppliers and complemented by an appropriately resourced supplier recruitment service that will achieve both conversion from one card to another (if required) and the growth of the programme via the recruitment of more suppliers capable of flowing Level 3 Purchase Card data.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Social and Ethical Value / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Environmental and Climate Change / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Extension for up to 2 years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
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
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 14th November 2022 as referred to in IV.2.2.
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
14 November 2022
Local time
11:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
14 November 2022
Local time
11:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 14th November 2022 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
The framework will be for 2 years, expected to commence 1st April 2023 - 31st March 2025 with option to extend for up to an additional 2 year(s).
The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project.
The Council reserves the right not to award the framework, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed framework.
All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.
Tenderers should note that although quantities and descriptions in the tender are those used and required by Manchester City Council this Framework is open to, and may be used by, other Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA), its associate members and other Manchester Partners - this includes the following:
Bolton MBC (inc Bolton at Home), Stockport MBC, Tameside MBC, Oldham MBC, Trafford MBC, Rochdale MBC, Bury MBC, Salford MBC, Wigan, Blackburn with Darwen BC, Blackpool BC, Blackpool Coastal Housing, Enveco (Blackpool), Cheshire East BC, Warrington MBC, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority, Greater Manchester Police Authority, Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Commission for New Economy, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority, Manchester College, PATROL, One Education Ltd, Northwards Housing, Salford City College.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Manchester City Council
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the framework. If an appeal regarding the award of a framework has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).