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title: "TfL 91639 Merchant Acquiring Services."
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# TfL 91639 Merchant Acquiring Services.

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3310d19e-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process concerns the provision of Merchant Acquiring Services by Transport for London (TfL), an executive agency of the Greater London Authority. The tender, titled "TfL 91639 Merchant Acquiring Services," falls under the Financial and Insurance Services category, with the contract expected to last for seven years from 1st January 2017 to 1st January 2027, with potential extensions. The tender was released through a selective procurement method, specifically a negotiated procedure, and had its deadline for submissions on 17th February 2016. The services are intended to facilitate card payments for TfL, processing over 160 million transactions annually, totalling over £2.25 billion in value.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial services, particularly those capable of merchant acquiring and payment processing. Companies that are adept at integrating contactless payment systems and have regulatory approvals to operate in the UK would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, firms with experience in expanding services to various transport authorities, including taxis and private hire, may find this project to be a strategic fit, given TfL's interest in potentially broadening service provision beyond London.

## Notice

TfL are looking for a merchant acquirer, which is a financial institution that acts as an intermediary betweenmerchants (TfL (Transport for London)/TTL (Transport Trading Limited)) and their customers to facilitate theacceptance of card payments. This includes but is not limited to face to face, by telephone or via the internet 14/01/2016S9 http://ted.europa.eu/TED - - Services - Contract notice - Negotiated procedure Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union 2 / 4 transactions and will also include contactless (both retail and transit model transactions). The tenderer mustbe regulated to perform merchant acquiring business (and/or any other services the subject of the proposedcontract) in the UK in accordance with the relevant legislation and/or regulation, directive, laws, bye-laws andregulatory requirements necessary to perform such business and services in the UK. The services providedunder the contract may be expanded in the future to allow for the services to be provided in taxis and privatehire, and/or to allow for the services to be provided to or for other transport authorities in the United Kingdomor internationally, subject to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as Amended 2007). The contract term isexpected to be 7 years with the potential (at the discretion of (TTL/TFL)) for: i) extension (s) of 3 years; and/or ii)an additional period (at this stage not expected to exceed 12 months) during which some or all of the servicesmay continue to be provided to the extent required to facilitate an effective hand-back of the services to (TTL/TFL) or a successor provider. Currently TfL processes over 160 000 000 transactions per annum with a totaltransaction value of over 2 250 000 000 GBP. Additional information: This opportunity is on the European Dynamics Portal which can be found at: 1) https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps 2) Your organisation may need to register if your company has not yet done so https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/ 3) The opportunity is called TfL91639. Any further questions must be dealt with via the help desk (or by e mail through the portal): tfl-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com Telephone: +44 8000740503. a) Transport for London (TfL) is a complex organisation operating both as an executive agency of the GreaterLondon Authority (GLA) under the direction of the Mayor of London and as provider of transport services. b) Further information on TfL may be found at www.tfl.gov.uk and https://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/procurement-information c) Contract (s) may be awarded to the successful contractor by any part of TfL and/or any of its subsidiaries. d) The awarding authority reserves the right withdraw from the procurement process and/or not to award anycontract as a result of the competition called tot by this notice and the awarding authority shall not be liablefor any costs or expenses incurred by any candidates in considering and/or responding to the procurementprocess. e) All discussions and meetings will be conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be pricedin GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in Sterling g) TfL may interview any or all companies who express an interest in tendering for this work. It should be noted that where standard re-accreditation and system integration is required, TfL's internal costis estimated to be 200 000 GBP and this will be taken account of in the tender evaluation. Additional testing,primarily related to the Transit Transaction Model, is estimated to result in a further 600 000 GBP of internalcost. This will not be taken account of in the tender evaluation as it is a non-standard item which could reducecompetition. Bidders are encouraged to make suggestions as to how both costs could be reduced.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17544f80-4c11-47d0-bc30-c3da14d9b473 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Feb 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Dec 2016 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £360,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0TL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARCLAYS BANK PLC TRADING AS BARCLAYCARD PAYMENT ACCEPTANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 19 Jan 2017 at 15:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17544f80-4c11-47d0-bc30-c3da14d9b473
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f11d0a9-f1c3-43cd-8409-b305f9ae360d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17544f80-4c11-47d0-bc30-c3da14d9b473
  19th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f11d0a9-f1c3-43cd-8409-b305f9ae360d
  18th January 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9c84345c-c2cc-473b-9fe4-d9222696fe70
  OJEU Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8d2e6ac8-6f22-443f-b430-9c0d8e71241e
  OJEU Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/daf31914-311d-42ee-80b9-dc1c3aa41dbf
  OJEU Award Notice

## Notice URLs

- http://ted.europa.eu/TED
- https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps
- https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/
- https://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/procurement-information

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