Merchant Payment Services

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  "date": "2026-02-10T15:46:09Z",
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    "name": "ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED"
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      "value": {
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        "currency": "GBP",
        "amountGross": 7800000
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    "title": "Merchant Payment Services",
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    "description": "Energia Group is seeking to procure Merchant Payment services (Merchant Services), for the\nprocessing of customer card payments within both Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland.\nEnergia wishes to offer their customers an efficient payment processing experience using a streamlined uninterrupted process for making card payments. Energia currently operates a\npayment service process, using their own Payment Service Provider, which involves the transfer of funds paid by their customers via debit and credit bank cards, to a third-party\nprocessing platform owned by the Supplier.\nThe Supplier must be able to facilitate the transaction process by attaining and receipting information from the customer, receive authorisation from the bank approving the funds transaction, collecting the funds from the bank and then transferring the payment to Energia.\nThe Supplier will be required to ensure that the transaction funds are approved by the customer's bank and acceptance of the combined settlement of card funding transactions\n(authorisation process). As a minimum, Energia will require the suppliers processing platform to transfer debit and\ncredit cards from Visa, Mastercard and Electron. All platforms must be Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/ (settlement process).\nEnergia requires a platform that will accommodate their customers choice of payment card options and differing currencies. The platform must be available to process payments made by customers 24x7x365.\nEnergia also require an online portal for the receipt of daily transaction information and reconciliation reports.\nFor ongoing management information, Energia will require the Supplier to be able to populate management information containing monthly and quarterly performance metrics, scheme updates, compliance updates, new / upcoming solutions and changes within the industry.\nThe provision of Merchant Payment Services is expected to commence in September 2025, although the Supplier will be expected to work with Energia Group to facilitate the implementation of the Merchant Payment Service prior to commencement.",
    "specialRegime": [
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    "procurementMethod": "open",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure"
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        "locality": "Belfast",
        "postalCode": "BT9 5NF",
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        "streetAddress": "Greenwood House, 64 Newforge Lane"
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        "locality": "Dublin",
        "postalCode": "D18 W2X7",
        "countryName": "Ireland",
        "streetAddress": "Block F1, Cherrywood Business Park"
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