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Published 11 Apr 2022, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SSE Operational Banking and Credit Card Tender.

Official notice

Authority: SSE PLC

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 3 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SSE are seeking expressions of interest in relation to the future provision of their banking and credit card services across all its business areas. These services are predominantly driven by the businesses trading in the UK, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. However, there will be an increasing requirement for some or

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all of these services across other geographical areas as the SSE business expands into international markets. Due to the varied scope of services required, SSE will split the requirements into 4 separate lots

  • Lot 1 (a) Operational Banking relating to all business banking requirements GB / NI / ROI excluding accounts included in Lot 1 (b)
  • Lot 1 (b) Operational Banking relating to Customer Collections in NI and ROI
  • Lot 2 Payment Services
  • Lot 3 Credit Card Programmes

Bidders will be invited to submit bids for a specific lot or multiple lots. Please email your expression of interest [email protected] identifying which lot or lots you would like to bid for..

CPV: Banking services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Due to the varied scope of services required, SSE will split the requirements into 4…Renewal

Due to the varied scope of services required, SSE will split the requirements into 4 separate lots – as summarised below: -

  • Lot 1 (a) Operational Banking relating to all business banking requirements GB / NI / ROI excluding accounts included in Lot 1 (b)

To include the provision of a large volume of complex multi-currency business banking accounts with multi-level/cross-currency cash pooling arrangements; with the ability to provide an over the counter customer payment method and a HOCA account for our customer collections in the UK; support cheque issuance and provide a state of the art cash management and payment platform maximising on digital innovations

  • Lot 1 (b) Operational Banking relating to Customer Collections in NI and ROI

To include the provision of a large volume of multi-currency business banking accounts with multi-level/cross-currency cash pooling arrangements; with the ability to provide an over the counter customer local payment method and different methods of collecting customer income; support cheque issuance and provide a state of the art cash management and payment platform maximising on digital innovations.

  • Lot 2 Payment Services

To include the ability to make BACS payments and MTF files efficiently and cost effectively across multiple entities in GB and ROI across the SSE Group.

Facilitate customer card payments through an acquiring and transactional service with user friendly data analysis, reporting tools and state of the art technologies and user platform.

  • Lot 3 Credit Card Programmes

The requirement for a credit card programme with a high number of company card holders across the SSE Group. There would be a need for a credit limit that would suit the requirements of the business with the flexibility to change this as and when necessary. Providing a user-friendly reporting platform and mobile application which has the capability for data analysis and reporting and self-serve online portal with a dedicated customer service support team available.

Bidders will be invited to submit bids for a specific lot or multiple lots.

Please email your expression of interest to [email protected] identifying which lot or lots you would wish to bid for. Additional information: Bidders will be invited to submit bids for a specific lot or multiple lots.

Please email your expression of interest to [email protected] identifying which lot or lots you would wish to bid for.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: TBCVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
11 Apr 2022, 16:15 BST
Last source update
11 Apr 2022, 16:15 BST
Award evaluation window
3 May 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009654
Classification (CPV)
Banking services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032c53 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
3 May 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 May 2022, 14:00 BST

Timeline

11 Apr 2022 → 3 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    11 Apr 2022, 16:15 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    3 May 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    3 May 2022, 14:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SSE plc

Contracting authorityElectricity 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, UK, PH1 3AQContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • James KnightReview body Perth

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.