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BACS Processing 2026-2030

Sheffield City Council

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28 Jul 2026 at 14:53

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Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council is procuring a business service to process its BACS payments. The council does not have the in-house capability to make these payments, so the requirement is for a third party to provide secure, ongoing access to and operation of the council’s BACS payment facilities. This supports the council’s continuing payment activities rather than the supply of physical goods or construction works. Delivery covers Sheffield City Council’s operations in Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom. The service is bought by Sheffield City Council, which is the public body responsible for the requirement. The procurement is titled BACS Processing 2026–2030 and concerns outsourced payment processing and related secure facilities provision.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct award. The contract was awarded to Barnsley MBC on 3 June 2026 for £70,000. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030. The tender’s submission deadline was 3 July 2026 at 4pm. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than an open competition. The successful supplier is an active awardee, and the procurement is recorded as complete. The award covers the secure ongoing provision of BACS payment facilities for Sheffield City Council throughout the contract period. The published procurement information identifies the service as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations.

This procurement demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for outsourced BACS payment processing where a council lacks the capability to operate the function in-house. A credible future competitor would need to provide secure, dependable and continuous BACS facilities, with the operational resilience to support council payment activity over a multi-year service period. Relevant strengths would include established payment-processing infrastructure, robust information security and controls, reliable service management, and experience handling public-sector financial transactions. The direct-award route also shows that the buyer may use a non-competitive procurement approach for this requirement, so suppliers would need strong visibility with the council and a clearly evidenced ability to meet its operational needs. The requirement is substantial enough to be delivered by an established public-sector or specialist payments provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BACS Processing 2026-2030

Notice Description

The Council does not have the in-house capability to undertake BACS payments and therefore utilises a third party to undertake these payments via a secure ongoing provision of the Council's BACS payment facilities.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b298369f-8b85-40d4-9ab0-fb25ca1f4782
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32fc56b3-719b-46ac-95bc-158dfe47e80a
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Jun 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

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
Postcode Area
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

Barnsley MBC

Further Information

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