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# Merchant Acquirer Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/merchant-acquirer-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-04c559). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for Greater Manchester: "Merchant Acquirer Agreement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for Greater Manchester](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-greater-manchester-coh-05868101)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Banking and investment services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c559`

## 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/merchant-acquirer-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-04c559#tl-md)

## Description
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is inviting suppliers of Merchant Acquirer services (that enable Merchants to process contactless bank card pay-as-you go transactions in accordance with bank card scheme Transit rules, alongside the other, more typical forms of bank card payment acceptance), to note TfGM’s intention to initiate a procurement exercise in relation to Merchant Acquirer Services in 2025.
At this early stage, TfGM is seeking to gain a greater understanding of the range of Merchant Acquiring and Payment Gateway services available and would welcome any information that can be provided by potential interested parties regarding recent or expected innovation, development and compliance changes generally. TfGM will consider any such information provided in relation to TfGM’s requirements for bankcard transaction processing and Ticketing Schemes.
Since TfGM’s Ticketing Schemes are likely to extend across all potential transport and associated modes including (but not limited to) Light Rail, Bus, Heavy Rail, Active Travel, understanding experience, potential innovation and changes in compliance requirements in these areas is welcome.
Potential Merchant Acquiring services (including the Payment Gateway) will work in conjunction with an assortment of field equipment devices such as (platform validators, electronic ticketing machines, revenue inspection devices and other bank card reading devices) as well as Middle and Back Office services, Retail Engine and other capabilities that have either been sourced (from external third parties) or developed by TfGM.
Suppliers are also invited to provide indicative timescales for service implementation as well as any transitional dependencies. Since TfGM already operates a highly successful contactless bankcard transaction processing scheme, supplier consideration of the arrangements to successfully transition from existing to new services will be key.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKL

- **Description:** Please be advised that, at this stage, this PIN is for investigative purposes only and there is no commitment from TfGM that a procurement exercise will result from this activity. The Place of Performance that is set out in section II.2.3 of this not...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F039476-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-06T15:32:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:49:30.783Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c559