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# Provision of Banking & Merchant Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-banking-merchant-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0787db). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Ayrshire Council: "Provision of Banking & Merchant Services". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 43 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [South Ayrshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000028)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Banking and investment services, Central bank services, Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM94
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-banking-merchant-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0787db#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0787db`

## 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:** about 3 bids per lot (model forecast for 2 of 2 lots), with the distribution 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/provision-of-banking-merchant-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0787db#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html%3FVISITORID%3Db5ad006c-e15e-4362-b698-e7b6a7bcdd65%26_ncp%3D1791985388926.29217-1)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-banking-merchant-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0787db#participate

## Description
South Ayrshire Council (the Council) has a requirement to establish a contract for the delivery of Banking Services and Merchant Services via two (2) lots.
Lot 1 – Banking Services. The provision of day-to-day banking services, including bank accounts, cash management, liquidity management, payment processing and associated treasury support services.
Lot 2 – Merchant Services. The provision of merchant services to facilitate the secure acceptance, processing and settlement of card payments across a range of Council service areas and customer payment channels.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Banking Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The provision of day-to-day banking services, including bank accounts, cash management, liquidity management, payment processing and associated treasury support services.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Merchant Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The provision of merchant services to facilitate the secure acceptance, processing and settlement of card payments across a range of Council service areas and customer payment channels.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F097154-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-14T14:50:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T04:24:55.981Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0787db