--- title: "Secure Cheque Printing and Pay-out Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-49bc5cec-c1a0-430f-90b3-2ce83bef471c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-49bc5cec-c1a0-430f-90b3-2ce83bef471c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-49bc5cec-c1a0-430f-90b3-2ce83bef471c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-49bc5cec-c1a0-430f-90b3-2ce83bef471c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "FSCS" published: "2018-10-17" --- # Secure Cheque Printing and Pay-out Services Buyer: FSCS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-49bc5cec-c1a0-430f-90b3-2ce83bef471c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-49bc5cec-c1a0-430f-90b3-2ce83bef471c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-49bc5cec-c1a0-430f-90b3-2ce83bef471c.json) ## Summary The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is currently conducting a tender process for "Secure Cheque Printing and Pay-out Services" in the financial services industry. This open procurement process will close on 16th November 2018. The awarded contracts will commence on 24th April 2019, lasting until 23rd April 2022. Service Providers will be tasked with implementing standby and payment services, as well as providing secure cheque production and dispatch capabilities, all of which are to be compliant with specific security and operational standards. The delivery of services will be based in London, United Kingdom, and the tender invites participation from various service providers in this sector. This procurement presents excellent opportunities for businesses specialising in secure printing and payment services, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies that can demonstrate capabilities in managing sensitive materials, ensuring compliance with stringent standards, and providing robust project management will have a competitive edge. By successfully securing a contract with the FSCS, providers can significantly enhance their portfolio and establish long-term relationships in the financial services sector. ## Notice FSCS is seeking to award Service Contracts to two (2) individual Service Providers for the provision of secure Cheque Printing and Pay-out Services comprising the following: 1. Implementation Services: -Put in place standby and payment services capable of anytime short notice invocation. -Supplier project management of design, including End to End testing, through to implementation of standby service. 2. Standby Services: -Cheque base-stock and envelope stock production and storage capability, or outsource/sub-contract facilities for same -Security around plant, stock and process consistent with sensitive materials and mail handling, and accredited cheque production 3. Payment Services: -Printing, enclosing and dispatching cheques to the required standards within the required timeframes -Receiving data for up to two (2) million records on Day 1, and ensuring all records are dispatched by last post before the end of Day 4 (exceptions apply to non-Business days). -Receipt/transmission of data in FSCS prescribed pipe delimited .txt via a Secure File Transfer (SFTP), a secure method over the Internet (e.g. SFTP, Portal or Website secured by TLS 1.2 or higher) , Error handling and Management Information Reporting over invocation period via same protocol. -Returned mail handling and reporting facility Each Contract for Cheque Printing and Pay-out Services will be the same and it is intention that FSCS will award the Primary Service Provider contract to the Tenderer having submitted the most economically advantageous tender then Secondary Service Provider contract to Tenderer of the second most economically advantageous tender. All Service Providers shall be required to provide Implementation services to set up services, and Standby Services following 'set up' for the term of the contract. Pay-out services will be on a tiered approach as described below. The work to be allocated to the Service-Providers is on a tiered basis so that Primary Provider is preferred followed by Secondary Provider where Primary Provider is unable to meet all or part of the requirement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3097259b-adb3-4a93-8515-3277baf38683 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Oct 2018 | | Submission deadline | 16 Nov 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 23 Apr 2019 - 23 Apr 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FSCS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC3A 7QU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | City of London | | Electoral ward | Portsoken | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66000000 - Financial and insurance services ## Release History - 17 Oct 2018 at 09:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3097259b-adb3-4a93-8515-3277baf38683 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3097259b-adb3-4a93-8515-3277baf38683 17th October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://ted.europa.eu/TED/browse/browseByBO.do FSCS have published an OJEU notice on TED and the link to the OJEU notice will be provided here when available. Prospective Tenders can also access the ITT documents by following instructions below. The OJEU notice takes precedence over all other notices - https://fscs.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Access to ITT documents can also be through FSCS tendering portal (see link below). Prospective Tenderers are required to register on Bravosolution and Express Interest in order to access ITT Documents) ## Notice URLs - http://www.fscs.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-49bc5cec-c1a0-430f-90b3-2ce83bef471c. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-49bc5cec-c1a0-430f-90b3-2ce83bef471c.json.