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title: "MERCHANT ACQUIRING SERVICES"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LEEDS CITY COUNCIL"
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# MERCHANT ACQUIRING SERVICES

Buyer: LEEDS CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dc3141d5-0f21-45e5-9f6c-b87a725f7ca2

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## Summary

Leeds City Council initiated a tender for "Merchant Acquiring Services", aimed at procuring financial transaction processing and clearing-house services. This complete procurement process featured a selective method under a restricted procedure, with an award value of £1,300,000. The contract period is set to commence on 1st April 2021 and will run until 31st March 2025. The tender period ended on 23rd March 2021, and the service will be delivered in England, United Kingdom.

This tender provides significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses with expertise in payment processing and gateway services. Companies specialising in financial technology, payment solutions, or similar services would be ideally positioned to compete for this contract. The engagement with a large-scale supplier like Worldpay UK signifies the potential for collaboration and knowledge transfer within the industry, presenting further avenues for small and medium enterprises to expand their offerings and enhance their capabilities.

## Notice

Provision of Merchant Acquiring and Gateway Services (Payment Acceptance)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3e35e2f-13cf-4ccc-8d32-f502590ff15f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,300,000 |
| 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 | LEEDS CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 3DL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WORLDPAY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

## Release History

- 26 Mar 2021 at 10:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3e35e2f-13cf-4ccc-8d32-f502590ff15f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3e35e2f-13cf-4ccc-8d32-f502590ff15f
  26th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leeds.gov.uk

## Provenance

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