Tender

Automated Payment Services

ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED

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Tender

19 Jan 2023 at 16:39

Summary of the contracting process

Energia Group is looking to procure Automated Payment Services for online customer payments in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The contract value is £2,000,000 GBP, with a duration of 720 days and a potential 24-month extension option. The procurement method is a selective negotiated procedure with a tender submission deadline of 23rd February 2023 and an invitation date of 9th March 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses offering IT services, software development, and internet support to compete. Energia Group is seeking a contractor to provide a range of automated customer payment services, including keypad transactions, account balances, network services, reporting, settlement, and app/web support. Interested parties should contact Procurement at Energia Group via email to express their interest. The project information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire details will be provided upon registration.

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Notice Title

Automated Payment Services

Notice Description

Energia Group is seeking to procure Automated Payment services (Payment Services), for the processing of online customer payments within both NI and ROI and support of the current websites and apps.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Energia Group are seeking to appoint a contractor to provide a range of Automated Customer Payment Services for the processing of online customer payments in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (RoI) via internet and mobile device applications. A brief description of the Payment Services required, is set out below: Service Name Contractor/s Service Requirements Keypad Transactions 1 The ability for "pay as you go" (known as "Keypad") customers to buy electricity by online channels (Web & App). 2 The ability for Keypad customers to have their Powercode re-issued by online channels. Account Balances and Full / Part Bill Payments 1 The ability for billed customers (i.e. non-Keypad) to obtain their account balance by online channels (Web & App). 2 The ability for billed customers (i.e. non-Keypad) to make full bill or part bill payments by online channels. Network Services Provision of both a real-time payment facility and batch file upload process to enable the collection of payments and capture customer reference details. Reporting Provision of on-line daily summary & detail reports of the transactions processed. Settlement 1 Pay to Energia Group all payments collected from customers, less any authorised refunds made. 2 Operate effective systems to ensure the timely transmission of payments to Energia Group. App & Web support Support and provision of existing of Power NI and Energia payment pages and existing mobile applications. Customer Payment Methods and Indicative Volumes in NI Power NI currently supplies electricity to 39,000 businesses and 477,000 domestic customers in NI and offer a range of tariffs. Approximately 179,000 of Power NI's domestic customers have an innovative Keypad meter (PAYG) installed. Energia Domestic supplies electricity to 200,000 customers with approximately 300 of these customers using a Keypad meter. Energia Commercial supplies electricity to 23,000 customers. 2,000 of theses customers are in NI with the remaining 21,000 in ROI. Details of the current number and value of Power NI transactions is set out below: Customer Detail Number of transactions per annum Bill payment (Domestic & Commercial) via on line and mobile applications c161k Keypad Top Up (Domestic Only) via on line and mobile applications C2.8m Sub-total C2.96m Details of the current number and value of Energia transactions is set out below: Customer Detail Number of transactions per annum Domestic Bill payment via online and mobile applications C225k Commercial Bill payment via online and mobile applications C6k Sub-total C231k Indicative volumes are as follows: Power NI Keypad Payment Online & App - c2.82m per annum Power NI Bill Payment Online & App - c161k per annum Energia Domestic Payments Online & App - c225k per annum Energia Payment Commercial Payments Online - c6k per annum. These annual volumes are indicative only and do not constitute a commitment to these volumes due to flexing needs and a change in customer demand.

Renewal: Option to extend for a further maximum period of 24 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03990b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001748-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package

48600000 - Database and operating software package

48800000 - Information systems and servers

48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products

72230000 - Custom software development services

72250000 - System and support services

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED
Contact Name
Debra Stevenson
Contact Email
debra.stevenson@powerni.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2890685064

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT9 5NF
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Upper Malone
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

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