Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall
Leicester
LE38RA
UK
E-mail: commissioning.support@leics.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supplier Hosted Cloud Solution for Merchant Acquiring and Payment Gateway Services
Reference number: DN759312
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Procurement of supplier hosted cloud solution for merchant acquiring and payment gateway services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 236 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement of supplier hosted cloud solution for merchant acquiring and payment gateway services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Initial term: 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2029;
3 options to extend, each by 4 years, making a total of 12 years of options to extend.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The procurement did not fall outside the scope of application of the regulation. There was a procedural irregularity that occurred in the tendering of Supplier Hosted Cloud Solution for Merchant Acquiring and Payment Gateway Services.
The contract was intended to be advertised through both Contracts Finder and the Find a Tender Service (FTS) under the open procedure. The notice was successfully published on Contracts Finder, and the tender documentation was made publicly available via Pro Contract.
3 valid bids were received and evaluated in accordance with the published criteria, there were a further 25 suppliers who viewed the opportunity. The contract has now been awarded to the successful supplier.
However, due to an administrative or system error, the corresponding Find a Tender notice was not successfully published at the time of advertising. This omission was not identified until after the award decision was made.
Although the FTS notice was not published as required under PCR 2015 for above-threshold procurements, the process was conducted in an open manner. The opportunity was accessible to the market via Contracts Finder, and no intention was made to restrict competition. The Council is satisfied with the quality of the bids received and the integrity of the process conducted.
This notice is being issued with this information to ensure transparency and to acknowledge the procedural issue. It is not an attempt to avoid compliance with procurement regulations, but rather to provide openness and reduce the risk of legal uncertainty. The Council does not consider that the omission materially affected the competition or the outcome of the procurement.
If you require any further information, please contact:
Commissioning.support@leics.gov.uk
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Supplier Hosted Cloud Solution for Merchant Acquiring and Payment Gateway Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barclays Bank PLC
PHCZ-4749-HJXR
1 Churchill Place
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 236 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/08/2025