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Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services

Department for Transport · Central government

In brief

Department for Transport has announced plans to buy financial services work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

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Competition

Typical: a median of 3.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 26 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.***

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Contract notice (update) · notice 097003-2026
  2. Contract notice (update) · notice 097008-2026

About the buyer

Department for TransportLast 12 months

Procurements

150

Awards

110

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From notice 097003-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 14 October 2026, last updated 14 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 14 October 2026.