Ireland – Financial and insurance services – Provision of Merchant Card Acquiring and Payment Gateway Services to the CIE Group of Companies

This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (“IE”) for the procurement of Provision of Merchant Card Acquiring and Payment Gateway Services to the CIE Group of Companies.This requirement replaces the previously advertised requirement for “Merchant Card Acquirer Services” e-tender reference number RFT 100005 TED Reference 2015/S 196-355716. CIE Group Companies require a single operator to provide a Merchant Card Acquiring and Payment Gateway solution for the collection and processing of credit and debit card payments for the CIE Group Companies.CIE Group Companies have identified a need to replace legacy Payment Gateway processing systems and replace with a modern fully managed service for the collection and processing of credit and debit card transactions for the CIE Group Companies. Further information is provided in the attached draft specification. It should be noted that this specification is draft and subject to change. The contract award is for a period of three years with an option to extend for an additional period of 2 years at IE / CIE's discretion. A significant transition period is envisaged and so provision of services may not commence until 2017.