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# Merchant Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/merchant-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6ea). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Exeter City Council: "Merchant Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £100,000,000. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Exeter City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/exeter-city-council-ons-e07000041)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £100,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial and insurance services, Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKK4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c6ea`

## 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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6ea#tl-md)

## Description
Merchant acquirer services - collection of payments by debit/credit card

## Lots (7)
### Lot 1: Income Management System
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66170000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKK

- **Description:** Merchant acquirer services - collection of payments by debit/credit card

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Banking Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 66000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This procurement seeks a modern, feature-rich and cost efficient banking solution.
Detailed requirements are provided in the draft specification document.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Merchant Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 66000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This procurement seeks a modern, feature-rich and cost efficient Merchant Services
solution.
Detailed requirements are provided in the draft specification document.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Call Masking & IVR Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This procurement seeks a modern, feature-rich and cost efficient call masking and IVR
solution to enable compliant acceptance of MOTO card payments.
Detailed requirements are provided in the draft specification document.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Open Banking Payment Acceptance
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66170000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This procurement seeks a modern, feature-rich and cost efficient open banking payments
solution.
Detailed requirements are provided in the draft specification document.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 6: Open Banking Data Services
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 66000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This procurement seeks a modern, feature-rich and cost efficient open banking payments
solution.
Detailed requirements are provided in the draft specification document.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 7: Purchasing Cards
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This procurement seeks a modern, feature-rich and cost efficient Purchasing Cards solution.
Detailed requirements are provided in the draft specification document.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (15)
- **Award:** 022080-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Adelante Software Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PRPX-2782-XNHG`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-10 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Lloyds Bank PLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00002065`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-11 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Nuvei Financial Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:10873175`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-12 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **VISA EUROPE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-05139966`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-13 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Volopa Financial Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:09935726`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-14 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Vyne Technologies Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11872778`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **NatWest Group**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:929027`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Checkout Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:8037323`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cocoon Card Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11758240`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ecospend Technologies Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-3926`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **GOCARDLESS LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89947`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Heycentric Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180178`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-8 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Key IVR Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PYVH-7139-RYVM`

- **Award:** 022080-2023-9 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Kikapay Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11216750`

- **Award:** 026478-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Lloyds Cardnet**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121936`
  - Value: £900,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (15)
- **Contract:** 026478-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £900,000
  - Signed Date: 15/07/2024

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-10 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-11 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-12 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-13 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-14 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-2 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-3 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-4 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-5 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-6 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-7 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-8 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

- **Contract:** 022080-2023-9 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026478-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-20T12:51:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T06:36:37.172Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c6ea