---
title: "SCC - AP - BACS iConnect Hosted Bureau Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077b35"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Surrey County Council"
published: "2026-09-28"
---

# SCC - AP - BACS iConnect Hosted Bureau Service

Buyer: Surrey County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b35

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## Summary

Surrey County Council procured a hosted BACS iConnect bureau service for handling its BACS payment operations. The requirement covers a hosted service rather than banking services in general, and is described as running from 2026 to 2029, with an option to extend. The buying organisation is Surrey County Council, based in Reigate. The service is to be delivered in Surrey, covering the county council’s delivery locations in the Reigate area and the wider Surrey area. This is a single service requirement, classified under banking services. It is relevant to suppliers that provide and support hosted BACS bureau platforms for public-sector payment operations.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to SMARTERPAY LTD. The contract was signed on 24 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with an optional one-year extension to 30 September 2030. Its value is £32,815.80 excluding VAT, or £41,019.75 including VAT. The process used a below-threshold procurement route; the method is recorded as unknown. There was one lot, covering the hosted BACS iConnect bureau service. The award is active and the contract is active. No evaluation criteria are stated in the published process information.

The award shows Surrey County Council buys a hosted BACS iConnect bureau service for its payment operations, with a defined multi-year service requirement and an extension option. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide a reliable hosted BACS bureau platform, operate and support the service for a local authority, and demonstrate the capability to manage payment-processing requirements over a sustained contract. Suppliers with relevant experience delivering comparable BACS services to public-sector organisations would be well placed to compete. The selected provider is SMARTERPAY LTD, a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that a supplier of this scale secured the award. The procurement followed a below-threshold route, so suppliers should be able to compete effectively through a proportionate procurement process.

## Notice

BACS iConnect Hosted Bureau Service for 2026 to 2029 with option to extend to 2030

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091290-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,815 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Surrey County Council |
| Locality | REIGATE |
| Postcode area | Redhill |
| Postcode | RH2 8EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ26 East Surrey |
| Local authority | Reigate and Banstead |
| Electoral ward | South Park & Woodhatch |
| Westminster constituency | Reigate |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Smarter Pay |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66110000 - Banking services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 10:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091290-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091290-2026
  28th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://smarterpay.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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