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Electronic Payment Services

Salford City Council

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16 Sep 2026 at 08:49

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Summary of the contracting process

Salford City Council procured electronic payment services for customers paying council bills at Post Office and PayPoint outlets across the City. The requirement is a financial service supporting collection of council revenues through physical payment locations, rather than the supply of payment hardware or general banking services. The buying organisation is Salford City Council, a local authority based in Salford. Delivery covers the City and its customer-facing payment outlets. The service sits within the wider financial and insurance services category. The requirement was arranged as a single service package, covering the electronic payment facility used across both Post Office and PayPoint locations. Businesses operating payment networks, public-sector collections or managed payment services would be the closest commercial fit for this requirement.

The procurement has been awarded: the active award went to Allpay. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026 for £120,000. The award date is not separately recorded. Salford City Council used a limited procedure with an award without prior publication of a call for competition, making a direct award from the Electronic Payment Services framework established by Procurement for Housing. The procurement status is complete, and one bid was recorded. The requirement was evaluated on price. The single lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active, so the published outcome is an award to Allpay despite that lot status. The contract period is not stated.

This outcome indicates demand from Salford City Council for a managed electronic payment service that enables residents to pay council bills through both Post Office and PayPoint outlets. A credible future competitor would need an established payment network or operating model that can connect public-sector bill collection with widely distributed retail payment locations. Relevant capability includes secure transaction processing, reliable reconciliation and settlement, customer payment support, and the operational capacity to administer payments across a city-wide outlet network. Experience serving councils or other public bodies would help demonstrate understanding of public-revenue collections, service continuity and audit requirements. Suppliers should also be prepared to compete through an established framework route and demonstrate a price-competitive service, since price was the recorded evaluation basis.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Electronic Payment Services

Notice Description

The provision of electronic payment services to allow customers to pay council bills at the Post Office and at PayPoint outlets across the City.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of electronic payment services to allow customers to pay council bills at the Post Office and at PayPoint outlets across the City.

Procurement Information

Direct award from Electronic Payment Systems framework established by Procurement for Housing.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06faaa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087558-2026
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

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Salford City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M27 5DA
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Swinton & Wardley
Westminster Constituency
Worsley and Eccles

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

allpay Limited

Further Information

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