Official UK procurement notice
Merchant Services for Mass Transit Transactions
Authority: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSPT has a requirement to procure merchant services for Mass Transit Transactions. The contractor must have an existing integration with Visa Platform Connect (VPC) www.visaacceptance.com/en-gb/solutions/conn… ↗ to ensure seamless integration with the S&B systems.
The Subway entry/exit gates are supplied by Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH (S&B) of Moenchengladbach, Germany. S&B will be supplying the contactless payment Account Based Ticketing (ABT) solution through their Fare Go Open Payments platform utilising Visa Platform Connect transaction handling.
CPV: Banking and investment services · Banking services · Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services · Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1SPT has a requirement to procure merchant services for Mass Transit TransactionsAwardedRenewal
SPT has a requirement to procure merchant services for Mass Transit Transactions. The contractor must have an existing integration with Visa Platform Connect (VPC) www.visaacceptance.com/en-gb/solutions/conn… ↗ to ensure seamless integration with the S&B systems.
The Subway entry/exit gates are supplied by Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH (S&B) of Moenchengladbach, Germany. S&B will be supplying the contactless payment Account Based Ticketing (ABT) solution through their Fare Go Open Payments platform utilising Visa Platform Connect transaction handling
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Methodology: 10%
- price: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
- Methodology: 10
- Price: 90
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House, they must be able to verify to SPT's satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must either confirm at SPD Question 4B.4 that they have a Dun and Bradstreet failure score of 51 or above (and provide the score), or if they cannot evidence this or do not have a D&B score they must provide instead the value of the 3 financial ratios noted.
Minimum: In the absence of a Dun and Bradstreet Score, the name and required values of the Financial Ratios to be provided by the Bidder are as follows 1 Profitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a… - Technical & professional ability
The Bidder must provide 3 examples from the last 3 years where the have undertaken services of a similar nature to the requirements detailed in the Scope of Services. Ideally these will have been undertaken on behalf of a Public body and within a similar environment.
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Nov 2024, 14:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Apr 2026, 14:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
24-167- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033346- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04bd5aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: SPT will not accept any bid where the level of sub-contracted services exceeds 50%, and the bidder then effectively becomes a management company and has limited direct control over the entity/entities undertaking the services. Please confirm below in your response to 4C.10 that you as the Bidder will be undertaking in excess of 50% of the required services and provide a breakdown of this. (SC Ref:829246)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Dec 2024 → 13 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published192 days ago13 Apr 2026, 14:58 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Apr 2026, 14:58 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank Europe DAC trading as Elavon Merchant Services (Elavon). | £822,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033346-2026-24-167-1 · U.S. Bank Europe DAC trading as Elavon Merchant Services (Elavon).
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2026
- Value
- £822,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.