Payment Acceptance Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Registers of Scotland

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£88,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Stripe Payments Europe, Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support and maintenance of the Payment Acceptance Service (renewal for 24 month period).

CPV: Transaction-processing software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Support and maintenance of the Payment Acceptance ServicesAwarded

Delivery: Scotland · Meadowbank House, 153 London Road, Edinburgh, EH8 7AU

48217000 Transaction-processing software package

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Mar 2026, 11:53 GMT
Last source update: 27 May 2026, 08:37 BST
Authority reference: CNTR0017155
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-049351
Classification (CPV): Transaction-processing software package
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066c0c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A competition was published under the CCS Payment Acceptance 2 framework in December 2025 to identify if suitable alternatives were available. No bids were received.

Publisher note: It should be noted that this VEAT notice is intended to inform the market of the intention to award a contract under Regulation 33.4.b(ii) and whilst the system requires an award date prior to the notice publication for the avoidance of doubt it should be noted that the contract has not been entered into prior to the publication of this notice. (SC Ref:832957)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £88,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 17 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Stripe Payments Europe, Limited	£88,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Stripe Payments Europe, Limited	£88,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 023977-2026-CNTR0017155-1 · Stripe Payments Europe, Limited
Signed
17 Mar 2026
Value
£88,000
Status
active
Contract 049351-2026-CNTR0017155-1 · Stripe Payments Europe, Limited
Signed
17 Mar 2026
Value
£88,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Registers of Scotland

Contracting authorityRegional or local agency/officeLand Registry Meadowbank House, 153 London Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 7AUContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Stripe Payments Europe, LimitedAwarded supplier North Wall Quay, Dublin, UK, Dublin 1Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.