Invitation to Supplier Day

Purpose of this Notice: The purpose of this notice is to inform the market operators of a Supplier Day which the NHSBSA is hosting on 30th November 2015. The Supplier Day is part of the NHSBSA's preliminary market consultation phase and we are looking for market operators to engage with us on the day and to subsequently provide us with responses to a Request for Information on their products and services. Background: The NHSBSA is looking to engage the market to investigate solutions for handling inbound and outbound (mainly refunds) PCI compliant payments across a number of our services and, additionally, any potential new services we may take on. Prior to September 2014 in house solutions handled the majority of credit/debit card payments; these are now dealt with by 3rd parties.

The NHSBSA receives more than £90m per annum in payments via c.8m transactions. Contracts expire in 2016 for both direct debit and credit/debit card payment handling. The NHSBSA is seeking insight to inform our future direction for payment handling including future methods of payment.

How to Register for the Supplier Day: The NHSBSA invites suitably experienced and capable organisations to attend the Supplier Day. The details are: Date: 30 November 2015 Time: half day event Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (venue TBC) Suppliers are required to register their attendance via the NHSBSA's esourcing tool: https://nhsbsa.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml Once logged in, details of how to register can be found in PQQ_133 Electronic Payment Services - Supplier Day. Interested parties must use the messaging function within the e-tendering system to register a request to attend. The deadline for registering attendance is 23 November 2015. Please note that spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis and restricted to two per organisation.

Additional information: Suppliers Instructions - how to register attendance for the supplier day: 1.Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal:https://nhsbsa.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click'continue' — Enter your business and user details — Note the username you chose and click 'Save'when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2.Express an Interest in the PQQ — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the 'PQQs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ (pqq_133 ‘Electronic Payment Services - Supplier Day’) to access the content — Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page — This will move the PQQ into your 'My PQQs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the'PQQ Details' box. 3.Responding to the PQQ — Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the NHSBSA to register — Note the deadline to register to attend the supplier day, then follow the on screen instructions. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. Telephone +44 8003684850 e-mail: [email protected]