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title: "Merchant Acquiring 2023"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-775f7398-fa47-46f8-b2ec-54e5726f7a22"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DVSA - DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY"
published: "2024-03-14"
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# Merchant Acquiring 2023

Buyer: DVSA - DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-775f7398-fa47-46f8-b2ec-54e5726f7a22

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## Summary

The DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has recently awarded a contract for Merchant Acquiring 2023. This procurement falls under the financial and insurance services industry category with a contract value of £2,223,870.94. The procurement method used was a Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold), and the tender period ended on 20th December 2023. The contract period is from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024. The buying organisation is located at Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol, BS5 0DA, England.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses in the financial and insurance services sector to compete for providing merchant acquirer services to DVSA. Companies with expertise in online credit/debit card processing services (ePDQ) would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The contract was awarded to Barclays Bank PLC (trading as 'Barclaycard Payments') with a contract start date of 1st January 2024 and an end date of 31st December 2024. For more information on this award, refer to the Contracts Finder website.

## Notice

This notice is for transparency purposes only. DVSA are procuring merchant acquirer services. As part of this contract DVSA also have access to online credit/debit card processing service (ePDQ).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f329ca9e-5df9-47dc-b7a0-737773452c96 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,223,870 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,223,870 |
| 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 | DVSA - DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS5 0DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Lawrence Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARCLAYS BANK PLC (TRADING AS 'BARCLAYCARD PAYMENTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 14 Mar 2024 at 16:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f329ca9e-5df9-47dc-b7a0-737773452c96

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f329ca9e-5df9-47dc-b7a0-737773452c96
  14th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/507933c7-378d-4131-8dff-0da8a07e61fa
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