Notices of Tenders and Contract Awards

Tender Notices

Provision of Interest Income and the Related Banking Services for Deposits of Government Revenue (for a period of 60 months)

Tender Reference TRY/TAB/BANK/05
Procuring Department The Treasury
Subject Provision of Interest Income and the Related Banking Services for Deposits of Government Revenue (for a period of 60 months)
Essential Requirements Banks which meet the following requirements are invited to tender –

(a)   It must be a bank (other than a restricted licence bank or a deposit-taking company) which holds a valid banking licence
       granted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority under Section 16 of Banking Ordinance (Cap. 155); and

(b)   It must comply with any one of the requirements set out in (i) to (iii) below –

       (i) it is a note-issuing bank of Hong Kong; or

       (ii) if it is not a note-issuing bank of Hong Kong and is incorporated in Hong Kong, it must have a minimum total assets        
            value of HK$35 billion (i) as at its latest financial year end date which must be within eighteen months before 24 May
            2024; or (ii) at its incorporation if the tenderer is newly established; or

       (iii) if it is not a note-issuing bank of Hong Kong and is incorporated outside Hong Kong, it must maintain its long-term
             foreign currency deposit rating at A1 or above as assessed by Moody’s Investors Service, or long-term foreign currency
             issuer rating at A+ or above as assessed by S&P Global Ratings, which rating must still be valid as at 24 May 2024; and

(c)   It or its sub-contractor, if applicable, must hold a valid Type II Security Company Licence issued under the Security and
       Guarding Services Ordinance (Cap. 460) for providing Deposit Pick-ups and Cash Transportation Services as specified in the
       tender documents. Such licence must be valid as at 24 May 2024.
Collection of Tender Documents Treasury Accountant (Revenue & Accounting Support)2,
Revenue and Accounting Support Division, The Treasury
19/F., Treasury Building, 3 Tonkin Street West,
Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Enquiries Telephone Number: 3847 8916,
Fax Number: 2824 1805,
Email Address: taras2@try.gov.hk.
Closing Date/Time 12:00 noon (Hong Kong time) on Friday, 24 May 2024
Submission of Tenders Tenders must be clearly marked with the tender reference and the subject of the tender on the outside of the envelope (but should not bear any indication which may relate the tender to the tenderer), addressed to the Chairman, Central Tender Board. Tenders must be deposited, in triplicate, in the Government Secretariat Tender Box situated at the Lobby of the Public Entrance on the Ground Floor, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong (“Specified Tender Box”) before 12:00 noon (Hong Kong time) on Friday, 24 May 2024. Late tenders or tenders not deposited in the Specified Tender Box will not be accepted.

If typhoon cyclone signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, or black rainstorm warning signal or “extreme conditions” announced by the Government is/are in force at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on 24 May 2024, the tender closing time will be postponed to 12:00 noon on the first working day after the tropical cyclone signal No. 8 is lowered, or the black rainstorm warning signal or the “extreme conditions” announced by the Government has/have ceased to be in force.

In case of blockage of the public access to the location of the Specified Tender Box at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on 24 May 2024, the Government will announce extension of the tender closing time until further notice. Following removal of the blockage, the Government will announce the extended tender closing time as soon as practicable. The above announcements will be made via press releases on the website of Information Services Department (https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/today.htm).
Remarks
(1)  This tender is covered by the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization and will not involve electronic auction. This notice also serves as a summary notice required under the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization.

(2)  The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region does not bind itself to accept the tender with the highest net revenue or the tender with the highest combined score or any tender, and reserves the right to negotiate with any tenderer about the terms of the offer.

(3)  Details of the award of this contract will be published in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette and on the Internet at (https://www.gld.gov.hk/en/our-services/procurement/contract-award-notice/).

Contract Awards

Please access “Government Logistics Department – Procurement and Contract Management System” for the information of Contract Award Notices.

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Contract Award for the Provision of Electronic Bill Payment Services
Gazette Notice G.N.2033 of 2023
Contract Award for the Supply of Mobile Racks and Provision of Related Services to the Treasury
Contract Award for the Provision of Integrated Electronic Payment Services
Gazette Notice G.N.7605 of 2022
Contract Award for The Provision of Interest Income relating to the Issuance and Dispatch of Cheques including Provision of the Related Banking Services
Gazette Notice G.N.4782 of 2022
Contract Award for The Provision of New IT Infrastructure for the Treasury
Gazette Notice G.N.5342 of 2021
Contract Award for The Provision of Services for Payment of Government Bills by the Public at Convenience Stores in Hong Kong