Tenders Are Invited For Banking And Investment Services – Group Account And Payment Services

Banking And Investment Services – Group Account And Payment Services. The Object Of The Acquisition Is Group Account And Payment Business Services For The City Of Helsinki. Group Account And Payment Services Include The Mediation Of Payments In The Unified Euro Payment Area (Hereafter Sepa Payments) And Foreign Payments, The Citys Money Management Services, Clearing And Custody Services For Domestic Interest Instruments, And The Prices For The Production Of Services Related To The Management Of Account Management Tools. Management Of Contracts Related To The Service (E.G. Contracts Regarding New Or Terminated Services, Accounts, Access Account Limits, Etc.) And Reporting Are Also Part Of The Scope Of The Acquisition. Therefore, The Scope Of The Procurement Does Not Include, For Example, Card Payment Brokerage, Payment And Identification Services Related To Online Transactions, And Consumer Online Invoices That Follow Finvoice Or Other Brokerage Methods. The Supplier Is Responsible For The Implementation Of Payment Business Services As A Supplier With Overall Responsibility. The Supplier Is Responsible And The Charge For The Service Covers All Tasks And Functions Required For The Delivery Of The Agreed Services, Even If They Have Not Been Specifically Identified Separately. A Framework Arrangement Will Be Formed From The Procurement, For Which One Main Intermediary Bank And Two Secondary Intermediary Banks Will Be Selected On The Basis Of Overall Economic Profitability. The Bidder Who Submits The Lowest Bid In Terms Of Reference Price Will Be Selected As The Main Intermediary Bank. Sub-Intermediary Banks Are Selected From The Remaining Offers After The Selection Of The Main Intermediary Bank. Two Bidders Will Be Selected As Sub-Intermediary Banks Based On The Overall Financial Advantage, In Order Of Priority, Unless There Are Fewer Bidders Who Meet The Eligibility Criteria And Acceptable Bids. The Planned Contract Period Of The Framework Arrangement Is 5 Years. The Justification For The Extended Contract Period Of The Framework Arrangement Is That The City Group Has More Than 125 Bank Accounts Within The Scope Of The Arrangement. The Bank Accounts Of A Total Of 76 Communities And Foundations Belonging To The City Group Are Attached To The Citys Group Account. The Change Of Supplier Causes A Considerable Administrative Workload Both In The City Organization And In Each Of The Aforementioned Group Communities. The Change Causes Significant Costs, E.G. Regarding The Changes Made To The Financial Information Systems, And The Change Also Affects The Customers Of The City Group (- The City Group Includes, For Example, Finlands Largest Rental House Company). The Estimated Maximum Value Of The Acquisition Is €3.0 Million (Vat 0%). The Procurement Is Described In More Detail In This Call For Tenders And Its Attachments. The Customer Is Not Committed To Any Purchase Quantities.