Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-14
Buyer: University of Strathclyde
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48100000 | 72222300: Information technology services
Estimated value: 310000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-08-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: City of Glasgow College (CGC) reserves the right to join the resulting contract during the term of the arrangement as a Contracting Authority. Awards shall be made separately at institution level.
The University wishes to appoint a single supplier to support Finance in collecting revenue streams through a fully managed payment platform solution. The solution will require to integrate to software used by the University and be compatible with our payment services provider and acquirer.
The University wishes to appoint a single supplier to support Finance in collecting revenue streams through a fully managed payment platform solution. The solution must be compatible with our payment services provider and acquirer with an online shop capable of integrating with University software. Features must include real time allocation of funds, be PCI-DSS compliant for payments and refunds using all major debit/credit cards and paypal, be DCC compliant and have the capability of offering credit/debit card instalment plans and a direct debit management system that is BACSTEL-IP recognised and approved.
City of Glasgow College reserves the right to join the resulting contract during the term of the arrangement as a Contracting Authority.
The contract is for a 3 year term with 2 optional 1 year extensions. Renewal will be planned accordingly.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at its sole discretion exercise this option.
Part 4B1.2 ESPD - Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 500 000 GBP for the last 3 years for the business area covered by the contract. Turnover for unrelated parts of business must not be included.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
Part 4B5.1 ESPD — It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below;
Part 4B.6 — The Contracting Authority reserves the right to undertake a credit risk rating check on Bidders to determine the suitability of the Bidder to undertake a contract of this size. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request Bidders published/audited financial accounts for the previous 2 years.
Where the Bidder intends to sub-contract more than 25 % of any Contract Value of a single sub-contractor, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to access each sub-contractor. Should the financial standing of the Bidder and or any sub-contractors lack evidence of the suitability of the Bidder to undertake this contact the Contracting Authority reserves the right to exclude the Bidder from this procurement exercise.
Part 4C1.2 ESPD — Bidders will be required to provide 3 examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in Part II.2.4 of this notice and as described in the procurement documents. Within responses Bidders are required to provide details of 3 customers within similar size organisations to provide references and to verify functionality capability offered — in particular to discuss realtime tick and integration.
Part 4C.10 ESPD — Bidders will be require to confirm whether they intend to sub contact elements of the contract, and if so, what proportion of the contract will be sub contracted.
As described within tender documentation. Suppliers are invited to set KPIs within Appendix H — quality questions.
The term of the contract is 3 years + 2 optional 12 month extensions. Notices will be published as required.


Award value: 310000