Who Won It

Contract award · 5 Jan 2026

Merchant Services for Mass Transit Transactions

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport awarded a contract to U.S. Bank Europe DAC trading as Elavon Merchant Services (Elavon). for £822k.

Financial & insurance servicesScotland

BuyerStrathclyde Partnership for Transport
Value £822k
WinnerU.S. Bank Europe DAC trading as Elavon Merchant Services (Elavon).

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Buyer
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport · Body governed by public law
Supplier
U.S. Bank Europe DAC trading as Elavon Merchant Services (Elavon).
Value
£822,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Financial & insurance services · Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services (CPV 66172000)
Region
Scotland
Official notice
033346-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date5 Jan 2026
  2. Published13 Apr 2026Published 98 days after the contract date

Description

SPT has a requirement to procure merchant services for Mass Transit Transactions. The contractor must have an existing integration with Visa Platform Connect (VPC) https://www.visaacceptance.com/en-gb/solutions/connector-tools/visa-platform-connect.html to ensure seamless integration with the S&B systems. The Subway entry/exit gates are supplied by Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH (S&B) of Moenchengladbach, Germany. S&B will be supplying the contactless payment Account Based Ticketing (ABT) solution through their Fare Go Open Payments platform utilising Visa Platform Connect transaction handling

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