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    ContractsMerchant Acquirer Services for Card Payment Processing
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    Merchant Acquirer Services for Card Payment Processing

    Merchant Acquirer services to process credit and debit card transactions across internet, in-person, and remote environments with integrated terminals and online settlement capabilities.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· WalesPublished 14 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender

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    • Contract value
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    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Financial Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Wales

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened today.

    14 October 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    The Authority seeks a Merchant Acquirer to provide comprehensive credit and debit card processing services across multiple environments including internet transactions, cardholder-present scenarios, and cardholder-not-present transactions. Services must include: transaction processing (online, manual, and telephone methods), integrated system links to existing Authority systems, provision of rented processing terminals equipped with Chip and Pin functionality, and online payment settlement services accessible via the internet. The contract includes two optional one-year extension periods, which have been activated, extending the contract end date to 31 May 2027.

    Track record

    3 awards · 3 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In financial services, Department for Transport has awarded 3 contracts to 3 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Crawford & Company Adjusters (UK) Limited1× · 33%
    2. UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD1× · 33%
    3. People's Partnership Limited1× · 33%

    Across financial services, the most active winners are ARTHUR J GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD, ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE OFFICE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, ALLPAY LTD — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-029d3d

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