Published date: 26 January 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 February 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Banking services - 66110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

PROC 2015 26 JH

Published date

26 January 2016

Closing date

22 February 2016

Contract start date

1 July 2016

Contract end date

30 June 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The BBC is seeking one Service Provider for centralised embedded / lodged payment card services. Embedded cards will be in 2 formats, standard lodged cards for use with the BBC's flight Travel Management Company (TMC) and payment cards allowing suppliers to get reimbursed for costs incurred providing services to the BBC on up to a daily basis. The standard lodged card used for the BBC's flight TMC has transactions of approximately £12m per annum. The payment cards cater for suppliers including the BBC's hotel TMC. The BBC's hotel TMC uses a payment card to be reimbursed for the costs incurred for the BBC's hotel requirements. The BBC's hotel TMC has transactions of approximately £22m per annum. The contract will also cater for other suppliers that require standard lodged cards and payment cards to reimburse costs, as and when required. For the purposes of this procurement it is estimated that the spend values set out in this short description will remain constant throughout the duration of the contract, including any optional extension period available. The BBC's intention is to arrive at a short list of five (5) Applicants who will be invited to respond to the Invitation to Tender. Please note that there is no guarantee of any spend under this contract, and the spend volumes stated are only estimations, and are therefore subject to change. The Contract will run from 1 July 2016 until 30 June 2018 but may be extended by up to 3 years. Procurement documentation can be accessed at https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Jody Hart

Address

2nd Floor, The Lighthouse, Media Village
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TS
England

Email

jody.hart.ext@bbc.co.uk

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying