Official UK procurement notice
DWP Payment Contingency Service
Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Re-procurement plannedShort Term Payment Contingency · tender expected
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the provision of the DWP Payment Contingency Service.
A Sponsor Bank is required to support the functionality of the Payment Contingency Services. Without a Sponsor Bank in place, the Payment Contingency Services is unable to operate.
This contingency service is invoked in situations when there is a delay with release of the BACS payment file, which contains benefit and pension payments and the Department's ability to make payment on time is threatened.
The service transforms BACS payments into Faster Payments to ensure customers receive their benefit/pension entitlement on their due date, reducing reputational risk and satisfying the Secretary of State's obligation.
The end to end Payment Contingency service requires two separate components, these are:
- LOT 1 - A service to reformat BACS payments into Faster Payments for onward submission into the Faster Payment infrastructure
- LOT 2 - A Sponsor Bank for the settlement of funds with the Bank of England.
DWP makes circa. 2.5m payments per day and pays over £3.7bn per week.
CPV: Banking services · Financial and insurance services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of themLot #1Short Term Payment Contingency
A service to reformat BACS payments into Faster Payments for onward submission into the Faster Payment infrastructure when DWP are required to invoke contingency services
Lot #2Sponsor BankAwarded
A Sponsor Bank is required to support the functionality of the Payment Contingency Services. Without a Sponsor Bank in place, the Payment Contingency Services is unable to operate.
Lot #3Short Term Payments Service (STPC)Cancelled
This contingency service is invoked in situations when there is a delay with release of the BACS payment file, which contains benefit and pension payments and the Department's ability to make payment on time is threatened.
The service transforms BACS payments into Faster Payments to ensure customers receive their benefit/pension entitlement on their due date, reducing reputational risk and satisfying the Secretary of State's obligation.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
- 15 Oct 2021, 15:37 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2022, 16:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Nov 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023170- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ec79Find a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page). For further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk. DWP expressly reserves the rights(i)to use a reverse auction; (ii)to cancel this procurement at any stage; (iii)to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (iv)and in no circumstances will DWP be liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2021, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 15 Nov 2021, 08:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Nov 2021 → 19 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline14 Nov 2021, 23:59 GMT
- Bids opened15 Nov 2021, 08:00 GMT
- Notice published19 Aug 2022, 16:19 BST
Notice history
2 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2022- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2022, 16:19 BST
- Buyer details updated19 Aug 2022, 16:19 BST
Published amendments (4 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.4 | Clarification questions may be submitted from 18 October 21 up to 7 November 21. | Clarification questions may be submitted to the Authority up to 09 December 2021 | |
| — | TextIV.2.2 | The anticipated start date will be 01/04/22 to allow for an implementation phase if required. Clarification questions may be submitted from 18 October 21 up to 7 November 21 | Due to a technical issue, this advert is being re-published. The start date for the services will be 01/07/22 The closing date for this advert is now 27 March 2022 at 23:59 Supplier clarification questions may be submitted from 25 February up to 11 March 2022 at 23:59 |
II.1.5 Estimated Total Contract Value is £1,000,000
The closing date for this advert is now 23.59 on 28 November 2021. The closing date for supplier clarification questions is 23.59 on 21 November 2021
All bids must be submitted by 23.59 on the 16 December 2021
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2021-11: 1 release · 1 Nov 2021
- 2021-10: 2 releases · 15 Oct 2021, 19 Oct 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · Sponsor Bank1 award | |||
| HSBC Bank plc | £502,200 † | — | Awarded |
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| Vocalink International LtdShort Term Payments Contingency (STPC) | £990,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Short Term Payments Contingency (STPC) · Vocalink International Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2022
- Value
- £990,000
- Status
- active
Sponsor Bank · HSBC Bank plc
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2022
- Value
- £502,200
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Sponsor Bank | 1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| Whole notice | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for Work & PensionsReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Louise RiceProcess contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- HSBC Bank PlcAwarded supplier
- Vocalink International LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.