Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bbc-06de-72b5-bfc6-e8669946ff23/merchant-services [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBopen procedure # Merchant Services [Chelmsford City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/chelmsford-city-council) Estimated value £800,000 Published 29 Aug 2025 Deadline Closed 15 Jul 2025 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Chelmsford City Council would like to issue a tender proposal to secure merchant acquirer services. The supplier is required to provide Merchant Card Acquiring services, to facilitate the receipt, transfer and accounting of incoming domestic and foreign payment streams where current UK sanctions permit, from the payer, to Chelmsford City Council and Chelmsford City Council Payment Gateways to facilitate Cardholder present and Cardholder not present transactions. The supplier will also need to provide chip and pin terminals where required. ### Objectives oTo secure value for money services. oTo provide cost savings. ### REQUIREMENT - Chelmsford City Council wish to process transactions from the following cards: MasterCard (Credit & Debit), Visa (Credit & Debit), Electron, Maestro and Solo. If any additional card issuers enter the market place, the Council will discuss their specific requirements in that regard as and when necessary. The Council does not accept American Express cards or Diners Cards. The successful bidder will have to be able to operate with the following gateways: Opayo, Elavon, Worldpay and Barclaycard EPDQ. - The supplier must assign individual merchant numbers to each outlet specified by the council, this is currently a total of 29 merchants. oThe supplier must be able to provide new merchant numbers as and when required by the council - as part of the contract the supplier must be able to supply terminals to the various outlets across the council, the council currently uses 19 terminals. If a terminal is no longer required by a Council during the course of the contract, the Council must be able to return the device to the Supplier without incurring any further related charges. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: [delta-esourcing.com](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Chelmsford:-Financial-and-insurance-services./5ZY2UH8387) To respond to this opportunity, please click here: [delta-esourcing.com/respond/5ZY2UH8387](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5ZY2UH8387) Read full description ## CPV classification Financial and insurance servicesBanking servicesInternational payment transfer services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0527f7-2025-08-29T16:06:07+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0527f7-2025-08-29T16:06:07+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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