Cheque Processing Services

Tender description

The Authority intends to award a single supplier contract for the provision of a cheque processing solution. The service consists of three elements: 1.The provision of scanning hardware, at the Authority's premises (Shipley and Cumbernauld), capable of scanning and extracting data from cheques and supporting payment documentation, such as payslips, etc. 2.The provision of Software as a Service (SaaS) operating software capable of; a.reconciling cheques and payslips b.validating HMRC reference numbers c.handling exceptions d.sending cheque image files for clearing e.uploading on to The Authority infrastructure f.providing Management Information 3.The provision of support service requirements. Lease equipment model and purchase equipment model options will be considered. Solution must include Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR), Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR). Solution must be fully implemented by 02/03/2020 and no later. The Supplier must work with The Authority's IT Infrastructure team and The Authority's banking provider, during the implementation phase of the project. Award criteria: Award Criteria: Social, Environmental & Innovative Characteristics / Weighting: 5% Award Criteria: Technical Merit - Background Services (including implementation) / Weighting: 5% Award Criteria: Technical Merit - Hardware / Weighting: 15% Award Criteria: Technical Merit - Software as a Service (SaaS) - General Elements / Weighting: 15% Award Criteria: Technical Merit - Software as a Service (SaaS) - Functional Requirements / Weighting: 15% Award Criteria: Technical Merit - Support Services / Weighting: 5%