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title: "Merchant Acquirer Services"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-388545e9-bb28-4ea1-95f4-0afe8ecef686"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL"
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# Merchant Acquirer Services

Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-388545e9-bb28-4ea1-95f4-0afe8ecef686

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## Summary

Sheffield City Council has completed a procurement process titled "Merchant Acquirer Services" in the Financial and Insurance Services industry category. The council, located at Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, will require services from a merchant acquirer to handle card-based payments collected through Access Group's Pay360 solution. The procurement was conducted via direct award and concluded with an award announcement on 29th January 2025. The contract, valued at £4,125,000 GBP, will commence on 3rd March 2025 and run until 2nd March 2030, covering the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for providers of merchant acquiring services, particularly large-scale financial service organisations capable of managing high volumes of card payments through digital channels. Businesses with robust solutions for secure payment processing and experience in working with public sector clients, like Lloyds Bank plc t/a Lloyds Bank Cardnet Merchant Services Ltd, who have been awarded the contract, are well-positioned to compete in similar procurement opportunities.

## Notice

The Council takes payments for various services, Council Tax, Business Rates etc. via several channels e.g. online, telephone etc. Through these different channels we process most of the card payments (debit and credit) through Access Group's Pay360 solution. To be able us to take the card payments we need the services of a merchant acquirer who collect card-based payments which have been made via Pay360.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea6a6847-8a11-4628-8f2e-035c33caff2f |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 3 Mar 2025 - 2 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,125,000 |
| 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 | SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LLOYDS BANK PLC T/A LLOYDS BANK CARDNET MERCHANT SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 29 Jan 2025 at 15:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea6a6847-8a11-4628-8f2e-035c33caff2f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea6a6847-8a11-4628-8f2e-035c33caff2f
  29th January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89844&B=UK
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- http://sheffield.gov.uk

## Provenance

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