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Published 17 Aug 2021, 13:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Banking Services and Merchant Acquiring Services (re-issued)

Official notice

Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North West (UKD73)

Awarded value£735,6052 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Mar 2021

Awarded to Nartional Westminster Bank, Lloyds Bank Plc2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Contract for the provision of Banking Services and Merchant Acquiring Services. The period of contract will be 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2024 plus 2 one year optional periods.

The Council’s banking arrangements and merchant services with the successful contractor or contractors will be conducted in accordance with all relevant statutory requirements including in particular the Local Government Finance Acts 1988 and 1992 and the Education Reform Act 1988, and all Regulations made under these Acts.

The contract has been placed into two Lots. Lot 1 for Banking Services, and Lot 2 for Merchant Acquiring Services. Tenders can be for:

Either of lots 1 and 2
lots 1 and 2 together.

CPV: Banking and investment services · Banking services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #1Banking ServicesAwarded

Provision of Banking Services

Delivery: North West

Extensions: The contract will carry 2 one year options, exercisable on 1st April 2024 and 1st April 2025

66100000 Banking and investment services

Lot #2Merchant Acquiring ServicesAwarded

Provision of Merchant Acquiring Services

Delivery: North West

Extensions: The contract will carry 2 one year options, exercisable on 1st April 2024 and 1st April 2025

66110000 Banking services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Lot	Quality	Price	Split
1 · Banking Services	55%	45%
2 · Merchant Acquiring Services	20%	80%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 45–80 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Aug 2021, 13:30 BST
Last source update: 17 Aug 2021, 13:30 BST
Authority reference: DN505003
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-020077
Classification (CPV): Banking and investment servicesBanking services
Delivery area: North West (UKD73)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d5dc Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £735,6052 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 32 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Banking Services1 award
Nartional Westminster BankSME	£314,798 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Merchant Acquiring Services1 award
Lloyds Bank Plc	£420,807 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Banking Services and Merchant Acquiring Services (re-issued) · Nartional Westminster BankSME
Signed
1 Mar 2021
Value
£314,798
Status
active
Contract 020077-2021-DN505003-2 · Lloyds Bank Plc
Signed
1 Mar 2021
Value
£420,807
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Banking Services	1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—
2 · Merchant Acquiring Services	2bids · 2 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sefton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 1st Floor Magdalen House, Trinity Road, Bootle, North West, L20 3NJContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sefton Council - Legal ServicesReview body Bootle

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

LLOYDS BANK PLC TRADING AS CARDNETAwarded supplier London, London, EC2V 7HNContact email
Nartional Westminster BankAwarded supplier 2-8 Church Street, Liverpool, North West, L1 3BGContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.