Notice Information
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.
Notice Details
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
Buyer & Supplier
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
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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