Official UK procurement notice
Gift Cards & Vouchers · UK public procurement notice
Authority: North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNWUPC are establishing a multi-provider Framework Agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, APUC, CPC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, and SUPC for Gift Cards & Vouchers. The scope will include Prepaid Vouchers and Gift Cards including Closed Loop, Open Loop, Controlled Loop, Restricted Loop, and Implied Loop options. Suppliers must be able to offer both physical voucher and gift card options, and digital options such as e-gift cards. This list is not exhaustive. This Framework Agreement will commence on 1st December 2023 for an initial period of 24 months until 30th November 2025 with the option to extend the Agreement for 12 months until 30th November 2026 and a further 12 months until 30th November 2027 subject to satisfactory Economic Operator performance.
CPV: Presents and rewards
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 6 bids received (1.5 per place) · 5 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Dec 2023
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Description of the procurementAwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000,000
Description of the procurement
The scope of the Framework Agreement, is as follows:
Prepaid Vouchers and Gift Cards including Closed Loop, Open Loop, Controlled Loop, Restricted Loop, and Implied Loop options. Suppliers must be able to offer both physical voucher and gift card options, and digital options such as e-gift cards. This list is not exhaustive.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Customer Requirements: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Customer Requirements: 30
- Price: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Gift Cards & Vouchers” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Sept 2023, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Feb 2024, 16:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
OFF3019NW- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004297- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fd33Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This is the second award notice to be published for this tender following delays to supplier award. The following organisations have committed to this procurement and intend to utilise the Framework Agreement as soon as possible after award: NWUPC https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members APUC http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members HEPCW http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/about-us-2/ LUPC https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list NEUPC http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members SUPC https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members CPC https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/ The Framework Agreement is open to the current and future Member Institutions & affiliated Public Sector Bodies including FE colleges and the Research Councils (http://www.ukri.org/) as defined by the above Consortia. Links to the membership of each Consortium are provided in 1.4.1. At some point during the life of the Framework Agreement the current members of the following may wish to utilise the Agreement and should have access at any point with the permission of NWUPC. This Agreement is not intended to replace any current Agreements that either participating or non-participating Institutions may already have in place. A list of the current members is available as follows: Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guide https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations Local Authorities https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council https://www.local.gov.uk NDPBs https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations National Parks Authorities https://www.nationalparks.uk/ Police Forces in the United Kingdom http://www.police.uk/?view=force_sites https://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/fire-and-rescue-services NHS Bodies England https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx Hospices in the UK https://www.hospiceuk.org/hospice-care-finder Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission http://www.oscr.org.uk Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm www.cas.org.uk Scottish Police http://www.scotland.police.uk NI Public Bodies Northern Ireland Government Departments https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/topics/your-executive/government-departments https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies Schools and Universities in Northern Ireland https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/ Health and Social care in Northern Ireland http://online.hscni.net Northern Ireland Housing Associations https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations Police Service of Northern Ireland https://www.psni.police.uk
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
Timeline
20 Oct 2023 → 8 Feb 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Dec 2023
- Notice published8 Feb 2024, 16:34 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Dec 2023, 11:20 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £15,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Gift Cards & Vouchers
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2025
- Status
- active
Gift Cards & Vouchers
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2025
- Status
- active
Gift Cards & Vouchers
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NWUPC LtdReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Appreciate Business ServicesFramework contractor
- Appreciate Business ServicesFramework contractor
- Blackhawk Network EMEA Ltd.Framework contractor
- Blackhawk Network EMEA Ltd.Framework contractor
- Diggecard UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Electrical World Ltd t/a PhairsFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.