HMRC are tendering for a cheque processing solution made up of the provision of hardware for the Authority to operate on its own premises, and a Software as a Service (SaaS) element, which the supplier will manage and operate, to process all the associated metadata.

The authority intends to award a single supplier contract for the provision of a cheque processing solution. The service consists of 3 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.