Awarded contract

Provision of Banking and Merchant Card Services

Details

Value
£320,154
Topic
Banking and investment services
Published
3 March 2026

Tender description

The Council has appointed Barclays Bank PLC to provide the Provision of Banking Services and Merchant Card Services to the Council following an open tender procedure. The Total cost of the procurement includes the initial five (5) years + five years extension excl VAT Contract Period from the 01 September 2025 - 31 August 2030 with the option to extend for a further period of five (5) years extended on a annual basis. Lot 1: The Council has appointed Barclays Bank for its Corporate Banking Services to include banking and merchant card services. The contract is for a period of five years, with the option to extend for up to a further period of five years extended on an annual basis. Please note this is not a call for competition this notice is to notify the market of a contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 September 2025
  2. Completed: Award published3 March 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Caerphilly County Borough Council is the local authority for the county borough, and buys as a local government organisation through the Sell2Wales portal. Suppliers register on Sell2Wales to view and respond to the council's contract notices. A Procurement Services team handles enquiries and can be reached through a dedicated phone line and email address. Taxis, minibuses and wheelchair-accessible vehicle hire are sourced through a dynamic purchasing system. Childcare places in the non-maintained sector run through a separate dynamic purchasing system. Assessment and therapy services are bought through their own dynamic purchasing system.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Caerphilly County Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and construction materials.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 66100000 · Banking and investment services
  • 66110000 · Banking services
  • 66120000 · Investment banking services and related services

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