Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-24
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 30160000 | 30161000 | 30162000 | 30163000 | 48812000: Financial information systems
Estimated value: 10000000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-08-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier, multi-Lot Framework Agreement for the provision of payment card, prepaid card and fund disbursement solutions, across the UK, Europe and Worldwide.
The Framework Contract will be accessible to Central Government and Wider Public Sector organisations, throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK).
A multi-supplier Lot for the provision and maintenance of a Public Sector Card (PSC), which is accessible to Central Government and Wider Public Sector organisations.
The estimated value for Lot 1 is 9 856 000 000 GBP over the duration of the four year Framework Agreement. We cannot guarantee any business through the Framework Agreement.
Bidders should note that the above Lot value relates to transactional spend through the Framework Agreement.
A multi-supplier Lot for the provision and maintenance of Prepaid Cards, which is accessible to UK Central Government and Wider Public sector organisations.
The estimated value for Lot 2 is 84 000 000 GBP over the duration of the 4 year Framework Agreement. We cannot guarantee any business through the Framework Agreement.
Bidders should note that the above lot value relates to direct spend through the Framework Agreement.
A multi-supplier Lot for the provision of fund disbursement solutions to facilitate the delivery of funds to End Users, which is accessible to UK Central Government and Wider Public Sector organisations.
The estimated value for Lot 3 is 60 000 000 GBP over the duration of the 4 year Framework Agreement. We cannot guarantee any business through the Framework Agreement.
Bidders should note that the above Lot value relates to direct spend through the Framework Agreement.
Bidders will be assessed, in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (implementing the Directive), on the basis of information provided in response to a Bid Pack registering for access.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) eSourcing Suite, BravoSolution. This will be the primary route for sharing information and communicating with bidders. To participate bidders must first be registered on BravoSolution. If you have recently registered on this portal, for another CCS procurement, you can used the same account. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal.
Your DUNS number (a unique nine-digit number provided to organisations free of charge, by Dun and Bradstreet); and
Once registered on the BravoSolution portal, you will be able to express your interest in this procurement. Your registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

Eligibility requirements: Bidders will be assessed, in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (implementing the Directive), on the basis of information provided in response to a Bid Pack registering for access. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) eSourcing Suite, BravoSolution. This will be the primary route for sharing information and communicating with bidders. To participate bidders must first be registered on BravoSolution. If you have recently registered on this portal, for another CCS procurement, you can used the same account. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal. To register: 1) Go to the URL: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk; 2) Select 'click here to register'; 3) Read and agree to the portal user agreement; 4) Complete the registration form, providing information including: Full legal name of your organisation; Your company registration number; Your DUNS number (a unique nine-digit number provided to organisations free of charge, by Dun and Bradstreet); and User and contact details. Once registered on the BravoSolution portal, you will be able to express your interest in this procurement. Your registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. Note: if you require additional users from your organisation to see the Bid Pack, do not repeat the above as this will create a new, separate account; instead, the registered user can add additional users to the existing account via Profile, User Management, Users Expressing an Interest. To express your interest in this procurement: 1) Log in to the BravoSolution eSourcing Suite portal: https://crowncommercial.bravosolution.co.uk; 2) On the dashboard there is a 'quick links' portlet — click on 'My ITTs'; 3) On the next screen, click on 'ITTs open to all suppliers'; 4) The 'Payment Solutions' ITT will be displayed. Note: There may also be other events listed on here. Click on the 'Payment Solutions' ITT name. 5) Click on 'Express an Interest' at the top of the next screen 6) You can now access the published documents in the BravoSolution portal. For assistance please contact the eSourcing helpdesk, operated by BravoSolution, by email at help@bravosolution.co.uk or by telephone on 0345 010 3503. Responses must be submitted by the date stated in IV.2.2 of this Contract Notice. Lot(s) 1 and 2 Security Requirements: You are required to provide the Authority with evidence of your compliance with PCI DSS requirements, prior to the execution of the first call-off contract. Where your organisation proposes to use key subcontractors to carry out the services, and these key subcontractors shall be involved in handling sensitive and personal information with regard to the services, such key subcontractors will also have evidence of their compliance with PCI DSS requirements, prior to the execution of the first call-off contract. Lot 3 Security Requirements: You are required to provide the Authority with evidence of a current and valid Cyber Essentials certificate, which has been awarded by one of the government approved Cyber Essentials accreditation bodies within the most recent 12 months. Where your organisation proposes to use key subcontractors to carry out the services, and these key subcontractors shall be involved in handling sensitive and personal information with regard to the services, such key subcontractors will have in place a valid Cyber Essentials certificate, prior to the execution of the first call-off contract.

Award value: 10000000000