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title: "Additional Network for RTGS"
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# Additional Network for RTGS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/additional-network-for-rtgs-ocds-h6vhtk-0452c5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BANK OF ENGLAND: "Additional Network for RTGS". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [BANK OF ENGLAND](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bank-of-england-gov-ot1016)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Networks
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0452c5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/additional-network-for-rtgs-ocds-h6vhtk-0452c5#tl-md)

## Description
The Bank is considering the possibility of delivering an additional secured messaging network to enable participants to connect to the Bank's Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system. The service is aimed to support operational resiliency by providing an additional means of payments messaging alongside that already provided by Swift. An additional network could also support ease of access to central bank money by providing new ways of connecting and leveraging RTGS. 
This is a part of the Bank's long-term vision for the renewed RTGS service: to act as an open platform for the UK financial services industry to facilitate safe and efficient settlement in central bank money.
The RFI document can be found at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login and includes further detail on the Bank's operations and considerations, including the information requested from interested suppliers.  The deadline to respond is 16 May 2024 16:00.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 32400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** The Bank is now looking for responses to support discovery work and identification of commercial solutions for providing an additional network. The Bank is also looking to assess the likely costs to enable the Bank to set reasonable budgets for the c...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012399-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-16T14:49:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T19:21:33.536Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0452c5