Electronic Payment Services — UK public procurement notice

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-06faaa
Creator: Salford City Council
Published: 2026-09-16T07:49:19.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: Salford City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Awarded value £120,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to ALLPAY LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

CPV: Financial and insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The provision of electronic payment services to allow customers to pay council bills at the Post Office and at PayPoint outlets across the CityAwarded

Delivery: North West

Related open tenders

Bidding windows open now · matched by shared authority or category — not a similarity score

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S1108 - Responsive Repairs and Small Works	same authority · Salford City Council	25 Sept 2026	6d	£2,100,000
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Private Medical Insurance	same category	22 Sept 2026	3d	£2,172,000
Provision of Insurance and Related Services to Yorkshire Housing	same category	22 Sept 2026	3d	£13,608,000

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 16 Sept 2026, 08:49 BST
Last source update: 16 Sept 2026, 08:49 BST
Authority reference: S1257
Classification (CPV): Financial and insurance services
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06faaa

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award from Electronic Payment Systems framework established by Procurement for Housing.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £120,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ALLPAY LIMITED	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 087558-2026-1 · ALLPAY LIMITED
Signed
31 Jul 2026
Value
£120,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Salford City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, North West, M275DA

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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

AllpayAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02933191 Hereford, UKView supplier profile →

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.