Official UK procurement notice
Merchant Card Transaction Services
Authority: Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk is inviting tenders for Merchant Card transaction services. The tender is divided into two lots for transaction processing, and a separate lot for card terminal provision and support.
- Recurrence: A few months prior to expiry of the contract(s).
CPV: Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£515,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Transaction Processing ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
The Council seeks a provider of secure payment card acceptance and processing services to enable the processing of Visa and Mastercard card payments through face to face transactions, online payments and over the phone to collect payments.
Lot #2Supply of Card Payment Terminals & Support ServicesCancelledRenewalPublished value£15,000
The Council intends to acquire its own terminals with a support contract to facilitate the collection of face to face and customer not present transaction payments for its leisure services and other offices as may be required.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Transaction Processing Services | 50% | 50% | |
| 2 · Supply of Card Payment Terminals & Support Services | 45% | 55% |
- Price carries 50–55 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
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
- 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
- Yes · A few months prior to expiry of the contract(s).
- First published
- 23 Sept 2022, 11:35 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Apr 2023, 19:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
BCKLWN242- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009870- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036ae8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=773607130" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=773607130</a> GO Reference: GO-202344-PRO-22465441
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Oct 2022, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Oct 2022 → 4 Apr 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline31 Oct 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Oct 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published4 Apr 2023, 19:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Apr 2023, 19:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Transaction Processing Services1 award | |||
| Lloyds Bank Plc | £350,000 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Transaction Processing Services · Lloyds Bank Plc
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2023
- Value
- £350,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Transaction Processing Services | 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lloyds Bank plc t/as Lloyds Bank CardnetAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria