Provision of General Banking Services

An Post

An Post have a number of bank accounts, of varying types across the group, with an overdraft facility on its main current account. The An Post group currently requests Direct Debit, Direct Credit/Direct Pay EFT transactions per annum across a number of accounts, and currently has a requirement to initiate high value urgent transfers on a yearly basis.
An Post wish to appoint a single supplier for the provision of general banking services. It is anticipated that the agreement will be for a period of 3 years with the option of extending for an additional 2 years, subject to a year on year review.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-07-15. The procurement was published on 2019-06-17.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-06-17 Contract notice
2022-11-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-06-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Banking services
Reference number: 1929
Short description:
โ€œAn Post have a number of bank accounts, of varying types across the group, with an overdraft facility on its main current account. The An Post group...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Banking services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Deposit services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: An Post
Postal address: General Post Office, O'Connell Street
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.anpost.com ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: geraldine.donnelly@anpost.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17058250 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18090907 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=148866&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=148866&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-06-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-07-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-06-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 116-285654
OJ-S issue: 116

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œAn Post have a number of bank accounts, of varying types across the group, with an overdraft facility on its main current account. The An Post group...โ€    Show more

โ€œAn Post wish to appoint a single supplier for the provision of general banking services. It is anticipated that the agreement will be for a period of 3...โ€    Show more
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โ€œAn Post have a number of bank accounts, of varying types across the group, with an overdraft facility on its main current account.โ€

โ€œThe An Post group currently requests Direct Debit, Direct Credit/Direct Pay EFT transactions per annum across a number of accounts, and currently has a...โ€    Show more

โ€œAn Post wish to appoint a single supplier for the provision of General Banking Services. It is anticipated that the agreement will be for a period of 3...โ€    Show more

โ€œSuppliers should have the following expertise/capabilities within, but not limited to the following areas:โ€

โ€œโ€” Bank Account Structure Management,โ€

โ€œโ€” facilities to support An Post Cheque Issuing requirements,โ€

โ€œโ€” centralised cheque/paper lodgement facilities,โ€

โ€œโ€” robust online banking systems,โ€

โ€œโ€” secure EFT bulk Facilities as a direct participant of EBA clearing,โ€

โ€œโ€” strong service delivery and relationship management team,โ€

โ€œโ€” excellent reporting facilities across all services and systems,โ€

โ€œโ€” offer value added activities/services,โ€

โ€œโ€” ability to ensure a smooth transition.โ€
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
โ€œOption to extend for a further 2 years.โ€
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œIRELAND.โ€

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 00:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Geraldine Donnelly
Internet address: www.anpost.com ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/391 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=148866&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices:
โ€œ5 years.โ€

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2019/S 116-285654 (2019-06-17)
Contract award notice (2022-11-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œAward Notice for General Banking Services.โ€
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: General Post Office
Postal code: O'Connell Street
Contact
E-mail: procurement@anpost.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-11-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-11-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 225-647343
Refers to notice: 2019/S 116-285654
OJ-S issue: 225

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œGeneral Banking Servicesโ€
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œIrelandโ€

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-11-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Bank of Ireland
National registration number: 8y42002p
Postal address: Head Office, 40 Mespil Road, Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2022/S 225-647343 (2022-11-17)