Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-d374-70a2-ac44-992410f26963/payment-services-provider-and-merchant-acquirer-for-card-payments-at-cheshire-ea Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Payment services provider and merchant acquirer for card payments at Cheshire East Borough Council's Car Parks [Cheshire East Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cheshire-east-council) Often single bidder Pays 93% within 30 days Estimated value £400,000 Published 1 Oct 2026 Deadline 8 days left 27 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender A tender for the provision of Combined Payment Services/ Merchant acquirer (PSP/MA) for car parking machines across Cheshire East Borough. This requirement is for an end to end payment processing service. The winning bidder must be able to provide Combined Payment Services Provider /Merchant Acquiring for 3 types of parking payment machines across the borough. ## CPV classification Software package and information systems Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-077e76-2026-10-01T11:37:15+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-077e76-2026-10-01T11:37:15+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. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Cheshire East Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cheshire-east-council) [Sector More Software packages & information systems tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems) ## More tenders like this [C5409 Payment services provider and merchant acquirer for card payments at car park · Cheshire East Borough Council · 7 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e26-d744-7202-9e6f-4c3b51cd2910/c5409-payment-services-provider-and-merchant-acquirer-for-card-payments-at-car-p) [Cheshire East Council - DPS For The Provision of Passenger Transport · Cheshire East Borough Council · 1721 days left · 6 Jul 2031](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e27-1f0a-7371-a880-c25811adcbb1/cheshire-east-council-dps-for-the-provision-of-passenger-transport) [Electronic Point Of Sale Solution · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · 8 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-9230-72e1-98c7-771fa3f3d9d7/electronic-point-of-sale-solution) [Soft Market Testing- Chestet Town Hall EPOS system · Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13f75-d40d-700a-a0c4-be6268aeb8ac/soft-market-testing-chestet-town-hall-epos-system) [Dynamic Market for Direct Payment Payroll and Managed Account Services · Southend-on-Sea City Council · 43 days left · 1 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc7-9544-7211-b32f-0b6e703b4fdc/dynamic-market-for-direct-payment-payroll-and-managed-account-services) [Electronic Payments and Associated Services · Procurement Assist Limited c/o Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd (iFM Bolton) · 955 days left · 31 May 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb2-6af5-7289-b004-787ccaa7cf4e/electronic-payments-and-associated-services)