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Merchant Acquirer Services

SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL

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29 Jan 2025 at 15:40

Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council has completed a procurement process titled "Merchant Acquirer Services" in the Financial and Insurance Services industry category. The council, located at Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, will require services from a merchant acquirer to handle card-based payments collected through Access Group's Pay360 solution. The procurement was conducted via direct award and concluded with an award announcement on 29th January 2025. The contract, valued at £4,125,000 GBP, will commence on 3rd March 2025 and run until 2nd March 2030, covering the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for providers of merchant acquiring services, particularly large-scale financial service organisations capable of managing high volumes of card payments through digital channels. Businesses with robust solutions for secure payment processing and experience in working with public sector clients, like Lloyds Bank plc t/a Lloyds Bank Cardnet Merchant Services Ltd, who have been awarded the contract, are well-positioned to compete in similar procurement opportunities.

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Notice Title

Merchant Acquirer Services

Notice Description

The Council takes payments for various services, Council Tax, Business Rates etc. via several channels e.g. online, telephone etc. Through these different channels we process most of the card payments (debit and credit) through Access Group's Pay360 solution. To be able us to take the card payments we need the services of a merchant acquirer who collect card-based payments which have been made via Pay360.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-388545e9-bb28-4ea1-95f4-0afe8ecef686
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea6a6847-8a11-4628-8f2e-035c33caff2f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,125,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
3 Mar 2025 - 2 Mar 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2HH
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber

Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LLOYDS BANK PLC T/A LLOYDS BANK CARDNET MERCHANT SERVICES

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