AwardedAwarded 6 May 2026

Merchant Services

Chelmsford City Council · Local authority

In brief

Chelmsford City Council awarded financial services work to Barclays Bank plc on 6 May 2026.

The notice gives a value of £800,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 26 June 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Chelmsford City Council would like to issue a tender proposal to secure merchant acquirer services. The supplier is required to provide Merchant Card Acquiring services, to facilitate the receipt, transfer and accounting of incoming domestic and foreign payment streams where current UK sanctions permit, from the payer, to Chelmsford City Council and Chelmsford City Council Payment Gateways to facilitate Cardholder present and Cardholder not present transactions. The supplier will also need to provide chip and pin terminals where required. OBJECTIVES oTo secure value for money services. oTo provide cost savings. REQUIREMENT 1. Chelmsford City Council wish to process transactions from the…Read the full description
Chelmsford City Council would like to issue a tender proposal to secure merchant acquirer services. The supplier is required to provide Merchant Card Acquiring services, to facilitate the receipt, transfer and accounting of incoming domestic and foreign payment streams where current UK sanctions permit, from the payer, to Chelmsford City Council and Chelmsford City Council Payment Gateways to facilitate Cardholder present and Cardholder not present transactions. The supplier will also need to provide chip and pin terminals where required. OBJECTIVES oTo secure value for money services. oTo provide cost savings. REQUIREMENT 1. Chelmsford City Council wish to process transactions from the following cards: MasterCard (Credit & Debit), Visa (Credit & Debit), Electron, Maestro and Solo. If any additional card issuers enter the marketplace, the Council will discuss their specific requirements in that regard as and when necessary. The Council does not accept American Express cards or Diners Cards. The successful bidder will have to be able to operate with the following gateways: Opayo, Elavon, Worldpay and NMI. The supplier should also be able to provide a gateway service capable of integrating with Microsoft Dynamics, to ensure the supplier can support planned development with this system if required. 2. The supplier must assign individual merchant numbers to each outlet specified by the council; this is currently a total of 30 merchants. The supplier must be able to provide new merchant numbers as and when required by the council 3. as part of the contract the supplier must be able to supply terminals to the various outlets across the council, the council currently uses 19 terminals. If a terminal is no longer required by a Council during the course of the contract, the Council must be able to return the device to the Supplier without incurring any further related charges. To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7W5RVN5J46

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Barclays Bank plc
5 bids received
£800,000
Awarded 6 May 2026

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 009925-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 041613-2026

About the buyer

  1. Insurance Procurement

    Local SpaceNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestFinancial services and insurance

    Closing soon17 hours left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £700kestimated
  2. Agreements for Start Up Loans' Business Support Partners

    British Business BankNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Scotland, Northern IrelandFinancial services and insurance

    Closing soon4 days left15 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £104mestimated
  3. Leaseholder Building Insurance Policy

    Reading Borough CouncilNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestFinancial services and insurance

    Open12 days left

    £567kestimated
  4. Patient Welfare and Signposting Support Service

    Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEast of EnglandLegal services, Financial services and insurance

    Open60 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated

From notice 009925-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 4 February 2026, last updated 6 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.