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# Banking Services and Merchant Acquiring Services (re-issued)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/banking-services-and-merchant-acquiring-services-re-issued-ocds-h6vhtk-02d5dc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sefton Council: "Banking Services and Merchant Acquiring Services (re-issued)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Sefton Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sefton-council-ons-e08000014)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Banking and investment services, Banking services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD73
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £735,605 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d5dc`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/banking-services-and-merchant-acquiring-services-re-issued-ocds-h6vhtk-02d5dc#tl-md)

## Description
Contract for the provision of Banking Services and Merchant Acquiring Services. The period of contract will be 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2024 plus 2 one year optional periods.
The Council’s banking arrangements and merchant services with the successful contractor or contractors will be conducted in accordance with all relevant statutory requirements including in particular the Local Government Finance Acts 1988 and 1992 and the Education Reform Act 1988, and all Regulations made under these Acts.
The contract has been placed into two Lots. Lot 1 for Banking Services, and Lot 2 for Merchant Acquiring Services. Tenders can be for:
• Either of lots 1 and 2
• lots 1 and 2 together.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Banking Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Provision of Banking Services

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Merchant Acquiring Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Provision of Merchant Acquiring Services

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Banking Services and Merchant Acquiring Services (re-issued) (active)
  - Award id: `020077-2021-DN505003-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Nartional Westminster Bank**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25771`
  - Value: £314,798 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 020077-2021-DN505003-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LLOYDS BANK PLC TRADING AS CARDNET**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00002065`
  - Value: £420,807 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Banking Services and Merchant Acquiring Services (re-issued) (active)
  - Signed Value: £314,798
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2021

- **Contract:** 020077-2021-DN505003-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £420,807
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020077-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-17T12:30:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:24:02.840Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d5dc