Notice Information
Notice Title
TfW Banking Services
Notice Description
We are looking to procure a contract that will deliver the banking services required for Transport for Wales (TfW) and its subsidiary organisations. TfW intends to award the contract by 1st April 2025. The new banking arrangements must be implemented and fully operational by 1st April 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
We are tendering a banking services delivery partner to support Transport for Wales (TfW) and its subsidiary companies. TfW intends to award the contract by 1st April 2025 and the new banking arrangements must be implemented and fully operational by 31st March 2026. The contract will include full provision of money transition services - to include maintenance of bank accounts, cash and cheque handling, payment procession (domestic and international) and other services associated with public sector banking arrangements. An internet banking service for balance/transaction reporting and payment initiation will also be required.
Options: The volumes of services may change during the life of the contract.
Renewal: Option to extend for up to two periods of 12 months each.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c8d7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027846-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66110000 - Banking services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Mar 20264 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 5 Dec 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Q1 2030
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TRANSPORT FOR WALES
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PONTYPRIDD
- Postcode
- CF37 4TH
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Pontypridd Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Pontypridd
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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