Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 8 Jan 2021, 16:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Merchant Acquirer, Equipment and Payment Gateway Services

Official notice

Authority: Glasgow City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 27 Feb 2020no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has an ongoing requirement for Merchant Acquirer and Payment Gateway services (also known as MAS) to allow the Council to accept payments by debit and credit cards.

Merchant Acquiring Services are an integral part of the debit and credit card payment transaction process. The services are required to enable merchants and retailers (in this case the Council) to accept card payments, with the acquirer acting as the link between the Council, the card association (e.g. Visa or Mastercard) and the issuing bank for the customer’s payment card. The acquirer collects the card based payments from the issuing bank and credits the Council’s nominated bank account with the customer’s payment.

The services enable the processing, authorisation and settlement of customer payments by debit and credit card where these have been made to the Council in person, by telephone or online.

The Merchant Acquirer is responsible for transferring payment for income streams including Council Tax, Non Domestic Rates and other sundry debt income. The Council requires this service to be provided without interruption as the supplier underpins the collection of income.

CPV: Banking services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Merchant Acquiring Services is an integral part of the debit and credit card payment…Awarded

Merchant Acquiring Services is an integral part of the debit and credit card payment transaction process. The services are required to enable merchants and retailers (in this case the Council) to accept card payments, with the acquirer acting as the link between the Council, the card association (e.g. Visa or Mastercard) and the issuing bank for the customer’s payment card. The acquirer collects the card based payments from the issuing bank and credits the Council’s nominated bank account with the customer’s payment.

The services enable the processing, authorisation and settlement of customer payments by debit and credit card where these have been made to the Council in person, by telephone or online.

Delivery: Scotland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
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: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Jan 2021, 16:24 GMT
Last source update: 8 Jan 2021, 16:24 GMT
Authority reference: GCC004871CPU
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-000385
Classification (CPV): Banking services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0288d5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Due to GCC's inhouse project to deliver a new Income Management System which is interlinked to and will not function without MAS to support the secure transfer of payments and refunds between the Council and the card user. Also the council's system for parking and bus lane fines requires to be supported by an agreed list of MAS providers as stipulated by the system supplier.

Publisher note: David Craig is the account manager for Glasgow City Council. David Craig- Account Director 07767671829 [email protected] (SC Ref:636345)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2020

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 000385-2021-GCC004871CPU-2
Signed
27 Feb 2020
Value
£960,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Glasgow City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Chief Executives Department, City Chambers, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 1DUContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body GlasgowContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

WorldpayFramework contractor 25 The Walbrook, London, UK, EC4N 8AFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.