Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-04-06
Buyer: Crescent Purchasing Consortium
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 30100000 | 30142200 | 30144200 | 30160000 | 30162000
Estimated value: 30000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-05-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Cashless Payment Systems and Associated Supplies and Services. The Framework Agreement is being established to meet the needs of organisations across the entire public sector. The Framework is let on behalf of the Crescent Purchasing Consortium, but will also be open for use by all other public sector contracting authorities throughout the UK (and any future successors to these organisations). These include (but are not limited to) central government departments and agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies, Local Authorities, Police Authorities, Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Hospices, National Parks and Registered Social Landlords.
Full details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas is available at http://www.npg-ltd.com/tenders/
This framework is for the use of the public sector throughout the UK, with the exception of Northern Ireland where the Framework will only be open to members of Crescent Purchasing Consortium.
Participating Public Sector Bodies will require comprehensive coverage for Cashless Payment Systems and Associated Supplies and Services with a view to providing a variety of solutions depending on individual Participating Public Sector Body requirements. End use of these Supplies and Services may be categorised into a variety of scenarios as follows (but not limited to);
— Catering; Cafeterias/Restaurants/Canteens/Refectories/Dining Rooms/Tuck Shop, Pre-order food online, input dietary and allergy requirements, etc.
Devices will be available on an outright purchase or lease basis, with accompanying maintenance and support arrangements.
The framework will be subject to an optional twelve month extension to be taken at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority. The extension, if taken, will run concurrently after the expiry of the 36 month minimum term. The full duration of the framework is therefore a maximum of four years, or 48 months.
Whilst the Tender is not being run under an e-auction, the Contracting Authority have stated ‘yes’ as users of the Framework may wish to use an e-auction to run a further competition.
Northern Procurement Group Limited (who are a subsidiary of Dukefield Limited) are acting as agents of Crescent Purchasing Consortium in the development and on-going contract management of this framework.The contracting authority will be using an e-tendering system to conduct the procurement exercise. To access the procurement documentation suppliers must register their company details on the In-Tend system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cpc/aspx/home, the tender opportunity will be available in the current tenders tab of the site.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept the lowest tender or indeed any tender.Crescent Purchasing Consortium expressly reserves the rights:
(a) To terminate the procurement process and not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process at any time;
(b) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement as detailed within the tender documentation;
(c) To award a contract covering only part of the consortium's requirements if explicitly detailed within the tender documentation;
(d) To disqualify any organisation from the process that canvasses any employee of the Consortium during the procurement process or standstill period if applicable;
(e) Seek clarifications to tender responses on the basis that any clarification sought will not confer any undue competitive advantage in the favour of any supplier from whom such clarifications are being sought;


Award value: 30000000