Awarded contract

BACS Transmission Software

Details

Buyer: Somerset Council
Supplier(s): AccessPay
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Software support services
Published: 25 February 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

New consolidated BACS solution for the Unitary Council ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published25 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date25 February 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Somerset Council is a unitary local authority that buys through its own central procurement team. Suppliers register free on the Proactis Supplier Network, a shared e-procurement portal used across the South West. Above certain value thresholds set by the Procurement Act 2023, tenders also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Larger contracts go to formal tender through the council's e-tendering system. Quotes are invited from multiple suppliers for lower-value goods, works and services. Commissioning favours suppliers who can show social value, environmental impact and local supply chain benefits.

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 Somerset Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

72261000 · Software support services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov