Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-01-11
Buyer: London Borough of Croydon
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79710000: Security services
Submission deadline: 2019-02-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The London Borough of Croydon (the “Council”) is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Cash in Transit Services and is inviting tenders from suitably experienced Service Providers.
Tenderers can apply for 1 or both Lots. The services are to be provided inline with the service specification for the relevant Lot. Volumes shall not be guaranteed or warranted by the Council.The framework will be for a term of four (4) years.
Croydon Council is seeking to appoint a service provider to undertake secure collection of cash/bullion and/or the delivery of same to various centres within the borough as well as to the Council’s bank. The appointed Service Provider would:
(a) collect and deliver cash bags of coin and notes from the Council’s Cash Office for onward delivery to other Council offices;
(b) collect and deliver cash bags of coin and notes from other Council offices for onward delivery to the Cash Office;
(c) collect and deliver cash bags to the bullion centre and bags of notes and cheques to the Council’s bank.
It is an absolute requirement of this Lot that there is flexibility built into the scope of service allowing for reduction in service as the Council, over the term of the contract, continually reviews the way public services are delivered.
Croydon Council is seeking to appoint a service provider who would undertake the collection of cash from the pay and display machines located within its’ controlled parking zones and all its’ managed car parks across the borough. In addition, the service provider will be required to be responsible for the counting of the cash collections from car parks and car parking meters and securely processing the same into a bulk cash processing centre and depositing the amounts into the Council’s bank account.
It is an absolute requirement of this lot that there is flexibility built into the scope of service allowing for reduction in service as the Council, over the term of the contract, continually reviews the way public services are delivered.
The Council reserves the right, subject to the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to change without notice the basis of any part of the procurement process or to cancel the procurement at any time and not proceed with the award of any contract at any stage of the procurement process.
If you wish to register an interest in this contract please register your company free of charge via https://www.londontenders.org (supplier area).
Use your username and password to log onto the London Tenders Portal and register your interest in this contract.
Shortly after you have registered your interest you will receive a second email containing a link to access the Tender Documents.
The Council will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar days standstill period at the point at which information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.