Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 02/04/2020

Expire date: 28/05/2020

External Reference: 2020-290871

TED Reference: 2020/S 068-161762

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

The Office of Government Procurement
IE3229842HH
3A Mayor Street Upper
Dublin 1. D01 PF72.
Dublin
IE
Contact person: OGP Support
Telephone: +353 0761008082
Internet address(es):
I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=165195&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Single Supplier Framework Contracts for Merchant Acquiring & Payment Gateway Services
Reference number:  PROJ000005329 - PBF113F
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

66172000  -  Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

In summary, the Services comprise:
1) Merchant Acquiring Services - The settlement services allowing the funds to pass
from the end user’s (Payer) account into a Framework Client’s bank account for
payment of items and services.
2) Payment Gateway Services – Services which facilitate a payment transaction by the
transfer of information between a payment portal (such as a website, mobile phone
or interactive voice response service) and Merchant Acquiring Service Provider.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 32000000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for  all lots
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Lot 1 - Merchant Acquiring Services
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

30161000  -  Credit cards
66110000  -  Banking services
66133000  -  Processing and clearing services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

In summary, the Services comprise:
1) Merchant Acquiring Services - The settlement services allowing the funds to pass
from the end user’s (Payer) account into a Framework Client’s bank account for
payment of items and services.
2) Payment Gateway Services – Services which facilitate a payment transaction by the
transfer of information between a payment portal (such as a website, mobile phone
or interactive voice response service) and Merchant Acquiring Service Provider.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Functional & Technical Merits of the Proposed Service  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Data Security and Business Continuity  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Client On-boarding and Implementation of Services  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Customer service approach & management of client relationship  /  Weighting:  100
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  330
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Acquirer’s Margin for Transactional Value Bands  /  Weighting:  120
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Minimum % rebate for Dynamic Currency Conversion Transactions  /  Weighting:  50
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 30000000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Lot 2 - Payment Gateway Services
Lot No:  2
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

30161000  -  Credit cards
66110000  -  Banking services
66133000  -  Processing and clearing services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

In summary, the Services comprise:
1) Merchant Acquiring Services - The settlement services allowing the funds to pass
from the end user’s (Payer) account into a Framework Client’s bank account for
payment of items and services.
2) Payment Gateway Services – Services which facilitate a payment transaction by the
transfer of information between a payment portal (such as a website, mobile phone
or interactive voice response service) and Merchant Acquiring Service Provider.
The full scope of services is outlined in Appendix 1.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Functional & Technical Merits of the Proposed Service  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Data Security and Business Continuity  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Client On-boarding and Implementation of Services  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Customer service approach & managementof client relationship  /  Weighting:  100
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  320
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Volume Band Transaction Fee  /  Weighting:  180
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 2000000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168005).
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:  
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168005).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:  
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168005).
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:  
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168005).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:  
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168005).
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168005).

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 216-530186
IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  28/05/2020
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  28/05/2020
Local time:  12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.3)

Additional information

Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168005).
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Please consult your own legal advisors