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Provision of Banking & Merchant Services

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Topic
Financial and insurance services
Published
14 October 2026
Submission
26 November 2026in 1 month

Tender description

South Ayrshire Council (the Council) has a requirement to establish a contract for the delivery of Banking Services and Merchant Services via two (2) lots. Lot 1 – Banking Services. The provision of day-to-day banking services, including bank accounts, cash management, liquidity management, payment processing and associated treasury support services. Lot 2 – Merchant Services. The provision of merchant services to facilitate the secure acceptance, processing and settlement of card payments across a range of Council service areas and customer payment channels. Lot 1: Banking Services The provision of day-to-day banking services, including bank accounts, cash management, liquidity management, payment processing and associated treasury support services. Lot 2: Merchant Services The provision of merchant services to facilitate the secure acceptance, processing and settlement of card payments across a range of Council service areas and customer payment channels.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published14 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date26 November 2026in 1 month

About the buyer

South Ayrshire Council runs council services across Ayr and the surrounding area, and buys as a local authority through its own corporate procurement team. Framework agreements route much of this spend, including Scotland Excel, Scottish Government frameworks and the Crown Commercial Service. The council also works with Scottish Procurement and councils across Scotland to share procurement knowledge and resources.

Over the past 5 years, most of South Ayrshire Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, education and training and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 66000000 · Financial and insurance services
  • 66100000 · Banking and investment services
  • 66111000 · Central bank services

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