Official UK procurement notice
Cottsway - Tender for the Provision of Payment Services
Authority: Cottsway Housing Association (Housing)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the Provision of Payment Services for Cottsway Group.
CPV: Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services · Processing and clearing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Cottsway Housing put out a tender to appoint an experienced electronic payment…AwardedRenewalPublished value£360,000
Cottsway Housing put out a tender to appoint an experienced electronic payment services provider to process the payments for rent charges and other ad-hoc charges including court costs and rechargeable work. The supplier will collect virtually all of Cottsway’s customers’ payments.
The contract will be for a duration of 3 years, with an extension option available at the client's discretion progressing up to a maximum of 5 years. The contract is due to start on 1st December 2024.
The Supplier will be required to configure and implement the system, to meet Cottsway’s requirements, assisting with the user acceptance testing and end user training, in order to ensure that it is fully operational within the required timescales.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
No conditions applicable.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Dec 2023, 09:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Aug 2024, 13:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 May 2024 – …
- Authority reference
#REQ-135- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027075- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0424c6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As set out in the Invitation to Tender.
- Review procedure
Cottsway Housing Association Limited will observe a ten-day standstill period calculated in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under those Regulations aggrieved bidders may by way of proceedings in the High Court seek relief in respect of alleged breaches of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 which may include declaring any award ineffective, and/or seeking damages. After expiry of the ten-day standstill period Cottsway Housing Association will unless prevented by order of the Court conclude and enter the Agreement.
Publisher note: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the CHIC eSourcing portal at: https://app.panacea-software.com/chic/
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://app.panacea-software.com/chic/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 May 2024, 14:30 BST
Timeline
18 Mar 2024 → 1 Dec 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected18 Mar 2024
- Submission deadline15 May 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened15 May 2024, 14:30 BST
- Notice published23 Aug 2024, 13:24 BST
- Contract starts1 Dec 2024
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2024- Published value updated to £600,00010 Apr 2024, 22:58 BSTwas £90,000
- Status changed to active10 Apr 2024, 22:58 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Apr 2024, 22:58 BST
- Deadline published: 15 May 2024, 14:00 BST10 Apr 2024, 22:58 BST
- Buyer details updated10 Apr 2024, 22:58 BST
- Buyer details updated11 Apr 2024, 05:49 BST
- Status changed to complete23 Aug 2024, 13:24 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Aug 2024, 13:24 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextEstimated total value · II.2.6 | £360,000 | £600,000 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-12: 1 release · 12 Dec 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| allpay LimitedTender for the Provision of Payment Services | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Tender for the Provision of Payment Services · allpay Limited
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2024
- Value
- £500,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Cottsway Housing Association LimitedContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Communities & Housing Investment Consortium LimitedReview contact point
- The High CourtReview body
- The High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Allpay LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria