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Payment services provider and merchant acquirer for card payments at Cheshire East Borough Council's Car Parks

Details

Value
£400,000
Topic
Software package and information systems
Published
1 October 2026
Submission
27 October 2026in 4 weeks

Tender description

A tender for the provision of Combined Payment Services/ Merchant acquirer (PSP/MA) for car parking machines across Cheshire East Borough. This requirement is for an end to end payment processing service. The winning bidder must be able to provide Combined Payment Services Provider /Merchant Acquiring for 3 types of parking payment machines across the borough.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published1 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date27 October 2026in 4 weeks

About the buyer

Cheshire East Council is a local authority procuring for the Cheshire East borough, with its own Corporate Procurement Unit handling contracts and quotations. Tender opportunities are advertised on The Chest e-tendering portal, the council's route to market for open competitions. Larger contracts above the public procurement threshold also appear on Find a Tender, the government's central digital platform. Smaller purchases follow a risk-based sourcing approach, using either a request for quotation or an existing public sector framework. Contracts are also listed on the North West Contracts register, giving suppliers visibility across the wider region.

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 Cheshire East Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48000000 · Software package and information systems

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