Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 8 Sept 2025, 15:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mole Valley District Council - Payment Card Industry DSS Compliance

Official notice

Authority: Mole Valley District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001
Published estimate£80,000≈ £40k / year · £96,000 inc. VAT26.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Oct 2025awarded 1 Dec 2025
Awarded to 2-sec Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mole Valley District Council (“the Council”) invites tenders for the provision of Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) Compliance services, to be provided by a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) as set out in these documents.

The Council provides a range of goods and services which residents and visitors to the district can purchase in person, via telephone or ecommerce in four locations, including Dorking Halls theatre and the Fairfield day centre. The Council is fully PCI DSS compliant and had a PCI audit during the last 12 months. The Council has QSA certified A, P2PE and C-VT SAQ’s and AOC’s, the first of which expires on 11 March 2026.

The Council requires the provision of PCI DSS consultancy from a QSA with experience of Version 4 PCI DSS compliance in local authorities or equivalent to assess the Council’s compliance with the latest version of the PCI DSS, to recommend which SAQ(s) is/are most appropriate to the Council, and to provide to the Council completed and QSA certified SAQs and Attestations of Compliance (AOCs) each year during the contract period.

The Commencement Date for the delivery of the services is scheduled to be on Monday 1st December 2025 at 00:00 hours. The Contract will be awarded for a period of two years until Tuesday 30th November 2027, with an option to extend for a further one year period subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Council.

CPV: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensionsValue: £80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: One option to extend for 12 months only.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 60% Cost / 40% Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
8 Sept 2025, 15:53 BST
Last source update
16 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054754
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ26)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05960d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

8 Sept 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 15:53 BST
  2. Clarification questions by391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline380 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  5. Latest notice published315 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 15:53 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £58,4881 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
2-sec LimitedSME£58,488 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · 2-sec LimitedSME

    Signed
    1 Dec 2025
    Value
    £58,488
    Period
    1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    One option to extend for 12 months only

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mole Valley District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLXW-3796-VTMW Pippbrook, Dorking, South East, RH4 1SJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • 2-sec LimitedAwarded supplier 25 Old Broad Street, London, London, EC2N 1HQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender