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title: "Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services"
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# Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-payment-gateway-services-ocds-h6vhtk-029d3d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Transport: "Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £123,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Apr 2021, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: dft.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Transport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9)
- **Published Value:** £123,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 April 2021 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Banking and investment services, Banking services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £72,270,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029d3d`

## 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/provision-of-payment-gateway-services-ocds-h6vhtk-029d3d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [dft.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdft.app.jaggaer.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-payment-gateway-services-ocds-h6vhtk-029d3d#participate

## Description
The Agreement is for the services of a Merchant Acquirer to facilitate credit and debit
card processing on behalf of the Authority within the following environments: -
• Internet
• Cardholder present
• Cardholder not present
The service to be provided will include as a minimum:
• Transaction processing – online, manual and telephone
• Integrated system links
• Provision of rented processing terminals with Chip and Pin functionality
• Online payment and settlement service accessed via the internet. 
***Contract contains 2 x 1 years extension options which were enacted
31/01/2025, the contract end date has been changed to 31/05/2027.***

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: CNP and Face to Face Acquiring Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £105,000,000
- **Description:** The Agreement will be for the services of a Merchant Acquirer to facilitate credit and debit
card processing on behalf of the Authority within the following environments: -
• Internet
• Cardholder present
• Cardholder not present
The service to be pr...

### Lot 2: Face to Face and CNP Card Acquiring Gateway and APM Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £18,000,000
- **Description:** A single supplier e-Commerce lot across all UK public sector bodies to provide services including as a minimum:
the provision of payment gateway services, to facilitate the receipt, transfer and accounting of incoming domestic and foreign payment str...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Provision of Payment Gateway Services (active)
  - Award id: `017438-2022-PS/20/48-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31229`
  - Value: £3,100,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services (active)
  - Award id: `017457-2022-PS/20/47-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31229`
  - Value: £69,170,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Provision of Payment Gateway Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,100,000
  - Signed Date: 30/05/2022

- **Contract:** Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £69,170,000
  - Signed Date: 30/05/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F097008-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-14T12:24:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T17:38:54.936Z
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