Public Contracts Scotland

Provision of Banking & Merchant Services

South Ayrshire Council

Live
Confirmed tender
services
Scotland
2 lots

Key details

Contracting authority
Region
South Ayrshire
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Deadline
26 November 2026
Award decision
26 November 2026(estimated)
Published
13 October 2026

Procurement

Submission method
Electronic Submission
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 66000000 Financial and insurance services
  • 66100000 Banking and investment services
  • 66111000 Central bank services

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Description

South Ayrshire Council (the Council) has a requirement to establish a contract for the delivery of Banking Services and Merchant Services via two (2) lots.

Lot 1 – Banking Services. The provision of day-to-day banking services, including bank accounts, cash management, liquidity management, payment processing and associated treasury support services.

Lot 2 – Merchant Services. The provision of merchant services to facilitate the secure acceptance, processing and settlement of card payments across a range of Council service areas and customer payment channels.

Additional information

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32630. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Please refer to Procurement documents

How to engage

It is a requirement of this procurement that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Contract, the accreditations indicated below: Lot 2 – Merchant Services Only Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) or an equivalent certification

Contact

Address
County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr, KA7 1DR

Bid documents

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Identifiers

Buyer reference
CE-08-26
Notice ID
rls-15-OCT566679
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845730

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External ID: pcs-ocds-r6ebe6-0000845730 • Added 14 October 2026