Official UK procurement notice
Banking and Merchant Services - Supplier Engagement
Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTonbridge and Malling Borough Council is inviting interested parties to take part in a supplier engagement process regarding its Banking and Merchant Services requirements.
At this stage, the Council has not yet determined the most appropriate approach for delivering this contract and is engaging with the market to explore potential options and assess current levels of market interest.
Interested parties are invited to submit responses to the supplier engagement (RFI) event by Monday 2nd June 2025.
Disclaimer
The Councils are conducting this supplier engagement exercise to understand the market in terms of supplier interest, possible solutions and potential risks. There is no guarantee that this engagement will result in a tender for this service, and no contract will be awarded at its conclusion. However, a contract may be offered through a subsequent tender process if deemed appropriate.
If you require any further information at this stage, please contact us through the Kent Business Portal and we will aim to respond to your query within 3 - 5 working days.
CPV: Banking services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 13:56 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2025, 13:56 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026397- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0522c0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 13:56 BST
- Market engagement2 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council is inviting interested parties to take part in a supplier engagement process regarding its Banking and Merchant Services requirements.
At this stage, the Council has not yet determined the most appropriate approach for delivering this contract and is engaging with the market to explore potential options and assess current levels of market interest.
Disclaimer
The Councils are conducting this supplier engagement exercise to understand the market in terms of supplier interest, possible solutions and potential risks. There is no guarantee that this engagement will result in a tender for this service, and no contract will be awarded at its conclusion. However, a contract may be offered through a subsequent tender process if deemed appropriate.
If you require any further information at this stage, please contact us through the Kent Business Portal and we will aim to respond to your query within 3 - 5 working days.
All expressions of interest, and responses, must be received via the Kent Business Portal:
- Contract starts300 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 May 2025, 13:56 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender