Award

Provision of Merchant Acquiring Services (2025 - 2029)

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

12 Aug 2025 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Lanarkshire Council has completed the procurement process for the "Provision of Merchant Acquiring Services (2025 - 2029)" under a limited procurement method, which involved a direct award from the CCS Payment Acceptance 2 Framework Agreement. The contract, valued at £1,341,000, was awarded to Lloyds Cardnet Merchant Services. This project falls within the 'General public services' and 'ICT' industry categories and is based in Motherwell, within the UKM84 region. The contract was signed on 6th August 2025, indicating that the procurement stage is in the award phase.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses with capabilities in electronic card merchant acquiring services. Firms equipped to process debit and credit card transactions and manage relationships with card schemes would find this contract aligns well with their expertise. Given the direct award method used, it's essential for businesses to position themselves within the relevant framework agreements to be eligible for similar future opportunities. Large-scale suppliers with a robust presence and capacity to deliver similar services are particularly well-suited to compete in this domain.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Merchant Acquiring Services (2025 - 2029)

Notice Description

Provision of an electronic card merchant acquiring services to process debit and credit card transactions and manage the Council's relationship with card schemes.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of an electronic card merchant acquiring services to process debit and credit card transactions and manage the Council's relationship with card schemes.

Procurement Information

Direct award from CCS Payment Acceptance 2 Framework Agreement

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000807079
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG536802
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract 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

66110000 - Banking services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,341,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3451430015

Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
ML1 1AB
Post Town
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM84 North Lanarkshire
Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Westminster Constituency
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LLOYDS CARDNET MERCHANT SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000807079-2025-08-12T00:00:00Z",
    "date": "2025-08-12T00:00:00Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000807079",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "org-225",
            "name": "North Lanarkshire Council",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "North Lanarkshire Council"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street",
                "locality": "Motherwell",
                "region": "UKM84",
                "postalCode": "ML1 1AB"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "Corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 3451430015",
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Regional or local authority",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "ICT",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "01",
                        "description": "General public services",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-414",
            "name": "Lloyds Cardnet Merchant Services",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Lloyds Cardnet Merchant Services"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Lloyds Banking Group, Phoenix House, , Christopher Martin Road",
                "locality": "BASILDON",
                "region": "UKH3",
                "postalCode": "SS14 3EZ"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "url": "http://"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-227",
            "name": "Scottish Courts",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Scottish Courts"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "Edinburgh"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "name": "North Lanarkshire Council",
        "id": "org-225"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "NLC-CPT-24-038",
        "title": "Provision of Merchant Acquiring Services (2025 - 2029)",
        "description": "Provision of an electronic card merchant acquiring services to process debit and credit card transactions and manage the Council's relationship with card schemes.",
        "status": "complete",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "66110000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM84"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "limited",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
        "procurementMethodRationale": "Direct award from CCS Payment Acceptance 2 Framework Agreement",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "AUG536802",
                "documentType": "awardNotice",
                "title": "Provision of Merchant Acquiring Services (2025 - 2029)",
                "description": "Provision of an electronic card merchant acquiring services to process debit and credit card transactions and manage the Council's relationship with card schemes.",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG536802",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ],
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "Provision of an electronic card merchant acquiring services to process debit and credit card transactions and manage the Council's relationship with card schemes.",
                "status": "complete",
                "hasOptions": false
            }
        ],
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
            {
                "id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE",
                "description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive"
            }
        ],
        "classification": {
            "id": "66110000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
        }
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "NLC-CPT-24-038",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "org-414",
                    "name": "Lloyds Cardnet Merchant Services"
                }
            ],
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "NLC-CPT-24-038",
            "awardID": "NLC-CPT-24-038",
            "status": "active",
            "value": {
                "amount": 1341000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "dateSigned": "2025-08-06T00:00:00Z"
        }
    ],
    "language": "EN",
    "description": "(SC Ref:807079)",
    "bids": {
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "1287",
                "measure": "bids",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1288",
                "measure": "smeBids",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1289",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromEU",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1290",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromNonEU",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1291",
                "measure": "electronicBids",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ]
    },
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000807079"
        }
    ],
    "noticetype": "PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice"
}