Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
131 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5JF
UK
E-mail: Procurement@spt.co.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.spt.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10382
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Merchant Services for Mass Transit Transactions
Reference number: 24-167
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66172000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
822 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66172000
66170000
66100000
66110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
Main site or place of performance:
Glasgow
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
90
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
SPT reserves the right to procure any related services from the awarded contractor without limit to value.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-037552
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 24-167
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
U.S. Bank Europe DAC trading as Elavon Merchant Services (Elavon).
Block F1 , Cherrywood Business Park, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Loughlinstown
D18 W2X7,
UK
Telephone: +44 7879294890
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 822 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
SPT will not accept any bid where the level of sub-contracted services exceeds 50%, and the bidder then effectively becomes a management company and has limited direct control over the entity/entities undertaking the services. Please confirm below in your response to 4C.10 that you as the Bidder will be undertaking in excess of 50% of the required services and provide a breakdown of this.
(SC Ref:829246)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Glasgow Sheriff Court
1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Glasgow Sheriff Court
1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/04/2026