Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
Contact
Stephen Forfar
stephen.forfar@edinburgh.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1314693922
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Merchant Service Payment Gateway and Payment Devices
Reference number
CT1720
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66133000 - Processing and clearing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The City of Edinburgh Council has a requirement for the provision of Merchant Service Gateway and Payment Devices to facilitate face to face Chip and PIN terminals to take credit and debit payment on behalf of the Council.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66133000 - Processing and clearing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Merchant Service Payment Gateway and face to face Chip and PIN terminals to take credit and debit payment on behalf of the Council across multiple of the Council's key systems. Barclaycard currently provide the infrastructure to take credit and debit card payments on behalf of the Council.
This service is required to integrate within nine payment platforms. Historically a migration has incurred GBP200,000 of costs and taken 12 months and an incoming provided would be expected to absorb this.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Contract period of 3 years
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Due to the nature and scale of this requirement installations of both hardware and software due to a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire suppliers having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance due the required integration with nine different platforms.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
CT1720
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 November 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Barclaycard payments
10 moorhen place
cumbernauld
g68 9gt
Telephone
+44 7557564008
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=815159.
(SC Ref:815159)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. In general, a claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 10 days of the date on which the VEAT Notice is published in the Find a Tender Service.