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title: "Swift Retail Transaction Network Service"
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# Swift Retail Transaction Network Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/swift-retail-transaction-network-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0555b3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Midlands Combined Authority: "Swift Retail Transaction Network Service". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority-ons-e47000007)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £942,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/swift-retail-transaction-network-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0555b3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0555b3`

## 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/swift-retail-transaction-network-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0555b3#tl-md)

## Description
The retail transaction network service is an integral part of the Swift Smartcard Offering across the West Midlands region, allowing users to top up their Swift Travel Cards in local shops.
The below services will be provided within this agreement:
• Terminals
• Payment Services
• ITSO Compliance
• Issuing of travel products
• Ticketing Paraphernalia
• Information for Agreed Agents
• Helpdesk and Complaints Handling
• Marketing and Publicity
• Settlement and Reporting

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34980000, 48217000, 63710000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

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

  - Supplier(s): **Post Office Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-77599`
  - Value: £942,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 25/06/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £942,000
  - Signed Date: 28/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045607-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-04T11:08:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T20:58:11.398Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0555b3