Award

Banking and Merchant Acquirer Service

ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Nov 2018 at 00:00

Tender

24 Mar 2017 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Argyll and Bute Council is conducting a procurement process for a "Banking and Merchant Acquirer Service" aimed at establishing partnerships for two specific service lots: Banking Services and Merchant Acquirer Services. This tender was first initiated with an open procurement method, and the tender period ended on 24 April 2017. The entire project, overseen by Argyll and Bute Council, is located in Lochgilphead, UK, and falls within the economic affairs category, indicative of its nature related to financial services.

This opportunity is ideal for financial institutions and service providers with expertise in banking and payment processing systems. Businesses that can demonstrate the ability to meet the requirements outlined, including managing various financial services and facilitating card transactions, would be well placed to compete. Given the focus on community benefits, suppliers who can also contribute to local community initiatives and support small and medium enterprises will find themselves at an advantage in this competitive tendering process.

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Notice Title

Banking and Merchant Acquirer Service

Notice Description

Argyll and Bute Council is seeking to appoint a supplier / service provider(s) for the provision of Banking Services and Merchant Acquirer Services to Argyll and Bute Council advertised in two lots.

Lot Information

Banking Services

Banking Services - provision of accounts, online banking services; credit facilities; local cheque cashing and Lodging facilities and other related services.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Bidders must refer to tender docs for conditions on variant bids Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract may be extended for up to 3 further years.

Merchant Acquirer Service

The Council requires a Merchant Acquiring Service to facilitate the collection, processing and authorising of Chip/Pin , customer present, payments taken at Council facilities, and card transactions passed from existing payment gateway supplier for customer not present transactions (telephone payments).. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Bidders must refer to tender docs for conditions on variant bids Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract may be extended for up to a further 3 years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000488341
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV337056
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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
£550,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£403,500 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Nov 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Apr 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Apr 20187 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Tender may be published between 2021 and 2024 depending on activation of extensions

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
samantha.torrie@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1546604145

Buyer Location

Locality
LOCHGILPHEAD
Postcode
PA31 8RT
Post Town
Paisley
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute

Local Authority
Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward
Mid Argyll
Westminster Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CLYDESDALE BANK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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