Provision & Maintenance of High Speed Note Counters

Post Office Ltd ("POL") has a requirement for the provision of 5 High Speed Note Counters, with 4 automated feeders (also known as High Speed Note Sorters ("HSNS") on the Bank of England approved machines list). The HSNS must have been checked and verified by the Bank of England to confirm that it is able to sort to the current Bank of England fitness standard as listed in the Note Circulation Scheme rulebook.

The selected supplier may need to work with any third party equipment installer, advising on equipment installation, providing technical assistance and ensuring, together with the third party supplier(s), that installation is achieved to POL timescales. Delivery, installation and commissioning of new equipment should be agreed in writing for a mutually agreeable time and date which shall be no later than 1st February 2018 from Purchase Order receipt and meets manufacturer's warranty requirements.

All new peripheral equipment must be compatible with existing equipment where full strip out is not a viable option. The selected supplier shall be required to provide onsite preventative and reactive maintenance.

Post Office anticipates that it may have a future need for the successful Supplier to supply and maintain additional cash counting and secure transportation equipment. This equipment is likely to include , Desk Top cash counters, RFID Tagging and monitoring, Secure Cash transportation and loading systems to include cages, boxes, cassettes, hoppers and pallets. Post Office intends to include this option in the Agreement