TIPS Clone Connectivity Services Software/hardware for network connectivity to TIPS (third party service provider)

MONTENEGRO

Central Bank of Montenegro

TARGET Instant Payment Settlement Clone – TIPS Clone Project

Request for Bids (RFB)

‘’TIPS Clone Connectivity Services’’

Date: October, 30. 2025

Contract Identification No.: TIPSC-9858-ME-NC-RFB-25-2.12

World Bank L/C No.: P509405

The Government of Montenegro has received financing from the World Bank toward the costs of the Montenegro Financial Infrastructure Modernization and its Alignment with SEPA Standards Project (TARGET Instant Payment Settlement Clone – TIPS Clone Project). The project aims to modernize Montenegro’s digital payments infrastructure, align it with the EU’s Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) standards, and enable instant payments in real time, 24/7, for both domestic and cross-border transactions. The Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) is the Project Implementing Entity and will have overall responsibility for project implementation and intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for the ‘’TIPS Clone Connectivity Services’’ Software/hardware for network connectivity to TIPS (third party service provider)

The CBCG, through the Technical Service Unit-TSU, invites sealed bids from qualified bidders (Service providers) with the aim to secure Connectivity Services for connecting CBCG to the TIPS Clone platform, in full compliance with the requirements set by Banca d ’Italia, through the network of an authorized TIPS Clone Network Service Provider (NSP) – SWIFT or NEXI – and/or through a third party formally authorized by an NSP to provide connectivity services.

Qualifications requirements will include:

• Proof of legal status and place of registration;

• The minimum required annual volume of Services for the successful Bidder in any of the last five (5) years shall be: 1 million EUR (VAT excluded)

• The bidder must have implemented in the last Five (5) years ( until the bid submission deadline), at least one (1) similar contract related to the design, development, implementation and provision of...