Official UK procurement notice
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF: MERCHANT ACQUIRING SERVICES ON BEHALF OF: CHORLEY COUNCIL, SOUTH RIBBLE BOROUGH COUNCIL, & PRESTON CITY COUNCIL
Authority: Chorley Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionChorley Borough Council, South Ribble Borough Council and Preston City Council, (together referred to as “The Councils”), are undertaking a review of their current merchant acquiring arrangements and through this Invitation to Tender are inviting potential Service Providers to tender for new contracts.
Bidders should register their interest via the Chest at www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ in order to access the full specification, invitation to tender documentation and instructions on how to bid. Once you have accessed www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ please search for Chorley Borough Council in the ‘current opportunities’ field to locate and express an interest in this project. Any tender queries must be submitted through the electronic tendering system “The Chest”.
CPV: Financial and insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal
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)
- Quality: 45%
- Cost: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 45
- Cost: 55
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Jun 2024, 16:48 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2024, 16:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Jul 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN729347- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019095- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Chorley Borough Council, South Ribble Borough Council and Preston City Council, (together referred to as “The Councils”), are undertaking a review of their current merchant acquiring arrangements and through this Invitation to Tender are inviting potential Service Providers to tender for new contracts. Bidders should register their interest via the Chest at www.the-chest.org.uk in order to access the full specification, invitation to tender documentation and instructions on how to bid. Once you have accessed www.the-chest.org.uk please search for Chorley Borough Council in the ‘current opportunities’ field to locate and express an interest in this project. Any tender queries must be submitted through the electronic tendering system “The Chest”.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
20 Jun 2024 → 1 Oct 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published20 Jun 2024, 16:48 BST
- Submission deadline22 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Preston City CouncilContracting authority
- South Ribble Borough CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Chorley Borough CouncilMediation bodyReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.