Merchant acquiring services to facilitate the collection of credit/debit card payments

Tender description

The Council will require a merchant acquiring services to facilitate the collection of credit/debit card payments via the Council web site, by telephone and face to face at Council establishments. The successful tenderer will be expected to provide a service that will include real time authorisation of card transactions, receive files of card payments collected and provide settlement direct to the Council’s bank accounts. The Council already has in place the relevant software/hardware to enable the collection of card payments and has existing contracts with payment service providers. Internet service providers, payment service providers and software/hardware suppliers should therefore not respond to this opportunity. The contract is to commence on 1st September 2016 and run for a period of five years to 31st August 2021. The Council will require the option (at its sole discretion) to extend the agreement for a further two years to 31st August 2023. The closing date for tender submissions is 12 noon on 4th April 2016. Keywords: Banking services