Contract award · 15 Sep 2025

Merchant Acquiring Services

Leeds City Council awarded “Merchant Acquiring Services” to Worldpay (UK) Limited for £1.37m on 15 Sep 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionFinancial & insurance servicesYorkshire and the Humber

Value £1.37m
WinnerWorldpay (UK) Limited SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Leeds City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£1,370,570.82
Procedure
Direct award
Sector
Financial & insurance services · Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services (CPV 66172000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date15 Sep 2025
  2. Published15 Sep 2025Published the same day

Description

Acquiring and merchant equipment services provided under Lot 2 of the CCS Framework RM6325 Payment Acceptance.

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