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title: "Electronic Payment Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06faaa"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Salford City Council"
published: "2026-09-16"
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# Electronic Payment Services

Buyer: Salford City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06faaa

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## Summary

Salford City Council procured electronic payment services for customers paying council bills at Post Office and PayPoint outlets across the City. The requirement is a financial service supporting collection of council revenues through physical payment locations, rather than the supply of payment hardware or general banking services. The buying organisation is Salford City Council, a local authority based in Salford. Delivery covers the City and its customer-facing payment outlets. The service sits within the wider financial and insurance services category. The requirement was arranged as a single service package, covering the electronic payment facility used across both Post Office and PayPoint locations. Businesses operating payment networks, public-sector collections or managed payment services would be the closest commercial fit for this requirement.

The procurement has been awarded: the active award went to Allpay. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026 for £120,000. The award date is not separately recorded. Salford City Council used a limited procedure with an award without prior publication of a call for competition, making a direct award from the Electronic Payment Services framework established by Procurement for Housing. The procurement status is complete, and one bid was recorded. The requirement was evaluated on price. The single lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active, so the published outcome is an award to Allpay despite that lot status. The contract period is not stated.

This outcome indicates demand from Salford City Council for a managed electronic payment service that enables residents to pay council bills through both Post Office and PayPoint outlets. A credible future competitor would need an established payment network or operating model that can connect public-sector bill collection with widely distributed retail payment locations. Relevant capability includes secure transaction processing, reliable reconciliation and settlement, customer payment support, and the operational capacity to administer payments across a city-wide outlet network. Experience serving councils or other public bodies would help demonstrate understanding of public-revenue collections, service continuity and audit requirements. Suppliers should also be prepared to compete through an established framework route and demonstrate a price-competitive service, since price was the recorded evaluation basis.

## Notice

The provision of electronic payment services to allow customers to pay council bills at the Post Office and at PayPoint outlets across the City.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of electronic payment services to allow customers to pay council bills at the Post Office and at PayPoint outlets across the City.

### Procurement Information

Direct award from Electronic Payment Systems framework established by Procurement for Housing.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087558-2026 |
| 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 | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Salford City Council |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M27 5DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Swinton & Wardley |
| Westminster constituency | Worsley and Eccles |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | allpay Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 08:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087558-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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