Torus62 Ltd: Group Banking Services - Torus62

UK-St Helens: Banking services.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Torus62 Ltd
       Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1925452404, Email: procurementteam@torus.co.uk
       Contact: Neil Gaskell
       Main Address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/, Address of the buyer profile: www.torus.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UKD

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Other type:: Housing Association

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Housing and community amenities


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Group Banking Services - Torus62.
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      66110000 - Banking services.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: General Banking Services, including:
Automated payments
Cash payments
Manual payments
Mobile cheque banking
Paying in services
BACS Usage
BACS Files Processed
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 220,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not provided

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKD NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    General Banking Services:
Automated payments
Cash payments
Manual payments
Mobile cheque banking
Paying in services
BACS Usage
BACS Files Processed    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
   Price - Weighting: 100
         
      
      
   II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:    No       
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:    No

   II.2.14) Additional information:
    Cost of change considered to outweigh any possible savings from switching supplier    
      
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No    
   
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
         
IV.2)Administrative Information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided    Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: Not Provided

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 16/11/2023.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          National Westminster Bank PLC, 929027
       250 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AA, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UKI4
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: 220,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 220,000         
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No          


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=824215749
GO-20231117-PRO-24452037 TKR-20231117-PRO-24452036   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Public Procurement Review Service
       London, United Kingdom
       Email: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
         Not Provided .

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/11/2023


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   Following discussions and advice from with Crown Commercial Service Specialists we consider these services to be outside current regulations. Also, the cost of change outweighs any possible savings. If no challenges are made to this notice, our intention is to agree a 4 year contract with our current service provider Natwest PLC.