Find a TenderAwarded

Published 17 Oct 2024, 11:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Banking and Merchant Card Services

Official notice

Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Wales (UKL16)

Published estimate£910,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 22 Nov 2024awarded 1 Sept 2025

Awarded to Barclays

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has appointed Barclays Bank PLC to provide the Provision of Banking Services and Merchant Card Services to the Council following an open tender procedure. The Total cost of the procurement includes the initial five (5) years + five years extension excl VAT

Contract Period from the 01 September 2025 - 31 August 2030 with the option to extend for a further period of five (5) years extended on a annual basis.

CPV: Banking and investment services · Banking services · Investment banking services and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The Council has appointed Barclays Bank for its Corporate Banking Services to include…AwardedRenewalPublished value£910,000

The Council has appointed Barclays Bank for its Corporate Banking Services to include banking and merchant card services.

The contract is for a period of five years, with the option to extend for up to a further period of five years extended on an annual basis.

Please note this is not a call for competition this notice is to notify the market of a contract award

Delivery: Wales · Within the Boundaries of Caerphilly County Borough Council

Extensions: The contract includes an option to extend for up to a further period of five (5) years (Total Ten Years)Variant bids: not allowed

66100000 Banking and investment services 66110000 Banking services 66120000 Investment banking services and related services

What it takes to win
i
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

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 60
Price: 40

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 17 Oct 2024, 11:50 BST
Last source update: 3 Mar 2026, 12:36 GMT
Award evaluation window: 22 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference: CCBC/PS2592/HS/24
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-018903
Classification (CPV): Banking and investment servicesBanking servicesInvestment banking services and related services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ad37 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: This notice is to advise the market of a contract award, this is not a call for competition. (WA Ref:157069)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login ↗

Submission deadline: 22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login ↗

Timeline

22 Nov 2024 → 3 Mar 2026 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Notice published239 days ago
3 Mar 2026, 12:36 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
3 Mar 2026, 12:36 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £320,1541 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Barclays	£320,154 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 018903-2026-CCBC/PS2592/24/HS-1 · Barclays
Signed
1 Sept 2025
Value
£320,154
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales, CF82 7PGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BarclaysAwarded supplier Windsor Court, 1-3 Windsor Place, Cardiff, Wales, CF103BX

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria