Official UK procurement notice
Mole Valley District Council - Payment Card Industry DSS Compliance
Authority: Mole Valley District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMole Valley District Council (“the Council”) invites tenders for the provision of Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) Compliance services, to be provided by a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) as set out in these documents.
The Council provides a range of goods and services which residents and visitors to the district can purchase in person, via telephone or ecommerce in four locations, including Dorking Halls theatre and the Fairfield day centre. The Council is fully PCI DSS compliant and had a PCI audit during the last 12 months. The Council has QSA certified A, P2PE and C-VT SAQ’s and AOC’s, the first of which expires on 11 March 2026.
The Council requires the provision of PCI DSS consultancy from a QSA with experience of Version 4 PCI DSS compliance in local authorities or equivalent to assess the Council’s compliance with the latest version of the PCI DSS, to recommend which SAQ(s) is/are most appropriate to the Council, and to provide to the Council completed and QSA certified SAQs and Attestations of Compliance (AOCs) each year during the contract period.
The Commencement Date for the delivery of the services is scheduled to be on Monday 1st December 2025 at 00:00 hours. The Contract will be awarded for a period of two years until Tuesday 30th November 2027, with an option to extend for a further one year period subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Council.
CPV: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£80,000
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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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: 60% Cost / 40% Quality
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2025, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054754- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05960dFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
8 Sept 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 15:53 BST
- Clarification questions by391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline380 days ago13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts331 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published315 days ago16 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 15:53 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published16 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete16 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-sec LimitedSME | £58,488 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · 2-sec LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £58,488
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One option to extend for 12 months only
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- 2-sec LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender