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North Ayrshire Council requires the provision of Banking and Merchant Services for cash management services.
Lot 1 - Banking Services. The Council currently operates bank accounts to handle core activities and investments. These accounts require an internet banking facility, providing bank account balances, group account cleared and available balances, reporting, find transaction facility, reconciliation facility, payments, inter-account transfers and customised user access.
Lot 2 - Merchant Services. The Council seeks to continue to implement an efficient delivery of its financial services. As an integral part of this the Council requires access to a merchant service provider for a number of Council locations. Payments will be required for both customer present and not present transactions with a range of major cards being accepted.
This contract will be required to commence 01/02/2020.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clydesdale Bank PLC | SC001111 | - | 1 lot Banking Services | - |
| Lloyds Bank | 00002065 | - | 1 lot Merchant Services | LOBBYIST FTI Consulting LLP (11 quarters) iNHouse Communications Limited (7 quarters) Policy Connect Limited (5 quarters) MP LINK |
This procurement was divided into 2 lots, each awarded separately. 6 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Bids Received | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Banking Services Feb 2020 – Jan 2025 | £213,074 initial term | 3 | Clydesdale Bank PLC | complete |
| Lot 2 Merchant Services Feb 2020 – Jan 2025 | £579,025 initial term | 3 | Lloyds Bank | complete |
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £23,141,735 in 108 payments (over £25k) from Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Department for Transport, BEIS, DESNZ, Department for Education and 1 more public bodies (2012-02-24 to 2026-03-16).
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
The following questions have been raised via the portal for Lot 1 Banking Services. Due to availability of technical resources a response cannot not be given until week commencing 02/09/2019. Due to the delay in responding to this question the Tender deadline has been extended by 1 week, therefore please note the new deadline has changed to 12 noon on Tuesday 24th September 2019.