Supplier Hosted Cloud Solution for Merchant Acquiring and Payment Gateway Services

CPV: Banking and investment services

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

7 Aug 2025, 16:44 BST

Last source update

7 Aug 2025, 16:44 BST

Authority reference

DN759312

FTS notice number

2025/S 000-047045

Classification (CPV)

Banking and investment services

Delivery area

East Midlands (UKF2)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-0583ae Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

The procurement did not fall outside the scope of application of the regulation. There was a procedural irregularity that occurred in the tendering of Supplier Hosted Cloud Solution for Merchant Acquiring and Payment Gateway Services.

The contract was intended to be advertised through both Contracts Finder and the Find a Tender Service (FTS) under the open procedure. The notice was successfully published on Contracts Finder, and the tender documentation was made publicly available via Pro Contract.

3 valid bids were received and evaluated in accordance with the published criteria, there were a further 25 suppliers who viewed the opportunity. The contract has now been awarded to the successful supplier.

However, due to an administrative or system error, the corresponding Find a Tender notice was not successfully published at the time of advertising. This omission was not identified until after the award decision was made.

Although the FTS notice was not published as required under PCR 2015 for above-threshold procurements, the process was conducted in an open manner. The opportunity was accessible to the market via Contracts Finder, and no intention was made to restrict competition. The Council is satisfied with the quality of the bids received and the integrity of the process conducted.

This notice is being issued with this information to ensure transparency and to acknowledge the procedural issue. It is not an attempt to avoid compliance with procurement regulations, but rather to provide openness and reduce the risk of legal uncertainty. The Council does not consider that the omission materially affected the competition or the outcome of the procurement.

If you require any further information, please contact:

Commissioning.support@leics.gov.uk

• Barclays Bank PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: PHCZ-4749-HJXR 1 Churchill Place, London, UK

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