Awarded

Merchant Acquiring Services

London Borough of Brent · Local authority

In brief

London Borough of Brent awarded financial services work to Barclays Bank plc.

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What the notice says

Merchant Acquiring is an essential contract from a financial perspective as it is necessary to enable residents and customers to pay the council by debit and credit card, over £100m a year is collected by the council using this contract. This service is a key part of the council’s support systems, and essential for the council to be able to collect payments by card as people expect in 2026. The contract helps enable the goals set out in the Customer Access Strategy to strive to make the online customer journey accessible, user-friendly and straightforward, as customers expect to be able to pay for services online using their cards.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Barclays Bank plc£900,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 086649-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

60

Awards

26

Suppliers it has used most for financial services

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    Open11 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £278kestimated
  3. CS-People: Group Medical Insurance & Accidental Insurance for Country Based Staff (and their dependents) of British High Commission in India

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    Open32 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £2.2mestimated
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    Cleveland Fire AuthorityNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestFinancial services and insurance

    Open34 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £500kestimated

From notice 086649-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.