Provision of Merchant Service Payment Gateway and Payment Devices

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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18 May 2026 at 14:56

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20 Nov 2025 at 08:32

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council has recently completed the procurement process for the "Provision of Merchant Service Payment Gateway and Payment Devices", which falls under the Processing and Clearing Services category in the services industry. This contract is crucial for facilitating face-to-face Chip and PIN credit and debit payment terminals across key systems of the Council. The procurement, which was carried out through a limited method without prior publication due to technical reasons, culminated in an award to Barclaycard Payments. The contract, valued at £700,000, was signed on 26th March 2026 with the provision of services planned for a two-year duration. This follows a prior agreement valued at £1.5 million signed on 19th November 2025, also awarded to Barclaycard Payments. Ensuring seamless integration with existing payment platforms was central to the procurement rationale.

This procurement process presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial technology and payment processing services. Companies with expertise in integrating complex payment systems across multiple platforms and delivering seamless service without disruptions will find such tenders particularly lucrative. The need for technical compatibility and reduced operational disruption offers an excellent growth opportunity for businesses capable of delivering specialised, robust, and scalable payment solutions to large regional authorities like the City of Edinburgh Council. Moreover, organisations already equipped with the necessary technical infrastructure to support such platforms stand to benefit most from engaging in similar tenders.

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Notice Title

Provision of Merchant Service Payment Gateway and Payment Devices

Notice Description

The City of Edinburgh Council has a requirement for the provision of Merchant Service Gateway and Payment Devices to facilitate face to face Chip and PIN terminals to take credit and debit payment on behalf of the Council.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Merchant Service Payment Gateway and face to face Chip and PIN terminals to take credit and debit payment on behalf of the Council across multiple of the Council's key systems.

Options: Contract period of 2 years

Procurement Information

Due to the nature and scale of this requirement installations of both hardware and software due to a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire suppliers having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance due the required integration with nine different platforms.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e4eb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045446-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66133000 - Processing and clearing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,200,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 May 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Nov 20257 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BARCLAYCARD PAYMENTS

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