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title: "Provision of Merchant Service Payment Gateway and Payment Devices"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05e4eb"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2026-05-18"
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# Provision of Merchant Service Payment Gateway and Payment Devices

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e4eb

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council has recently completed the procurement process for the "Provision of Merchant Service Payment Gateway and Payment Devices", which falls under the Processing and Clearing Services category in the services industry. This contract is crucial for facilitating face-to-face Chip and PIN credit and debit payment terminals across key systems of the Council. The procurement, which was carried out through a limited method without prior publication due to technical reasons, culminated in an award to Barclaycard Payments. The contract, valued at £700,000, was signed on 26th March 2026 with the provision of services planned for a two-year duration. This follows a prior agreement valued at £1.5 million signed on 19th November 2025, also awarded to Barclaycard Payments. Ensuring seamless integration with existing payment platforms was central to the procurement rationale.

This procurement process presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial technology and payment processing services. Companies with expertise in integrating complex payment systems across multiple platforms and delivering seamless service without disruptions will find such tenders particularly lucrative. The need for technical compatibility and reduced operational disruption offers an excellent growth opportunity for businesses capable of delivering specialised, robust, and scalable payment solutions to large regional authorities like the City of Edinburgh Council. Moreover, organisations already equipped with the necessary technical infrastructure to support such platforms stand to benefit most from engaging in similar tenders.

## Notice

The City of Edinburgh Council has a requirement for the provision of Merchant Service Gateway and Payment Devices to facilitate face to face Chip and PIN terminals to take credit and debit payment on behalf of the Council.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Merchant Service Payment Gateway and face to face Chip and PIN terminals to take credit and debit payment on behalf of the Council across multiple of the Council's key systems.

Options: Contract period of 2 years

### Procurement Information

Due to the nature and scale of this requirement installations of both hardware and software due to a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire suppliers having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance due the required integration with nine different platforms.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045446-2026 |
| Notice type | 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,200,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARCLAYCARD PAYMENTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66133000 - Processing and clearing services

## Release History

- 18 May 2026 at 14:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045446-2026
- 20 Nov 2025 at 08:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075457-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000815159
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

## Provenance

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