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Merchant Services for Mass Transit Transactions

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 00:51.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV66100000 — Banking and investment services
  • CPV66110000 — Banking services
  • CPV66170000 — Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
  • CPV66172000 — Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

Lots

  • 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 handlingValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
24-167
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
66172000
Description
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
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
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Methodology
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
90

Options

Description
SPT reserves the right to procure any related services from the awarded contractor without limit to value.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66172000
Description
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
66170000
Description
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
66100000
Description
Banking and investment services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
66110000
Description
Banking services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM82

Delivery Location

Description
Glasgow

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Id
GB-FTS-13755

Identifier

Legal Name
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

Address

Street Address
131 St Vincent Street
Locality
Glasgow
Region
UKM82
Postal Code
G2 5JF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Transport
Organisation 2
Name
U.S. Bank Europe DAC trading as Elavon Merchant Services (Elavon).
Id
GB-FTS-179903

Identifier

Legal Name
U.S. Bank Europe DAC trading as Elavon Merchant Services (Elavon).

Address

Street Address
Block F1 , Cherrywood Business Park, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Locality
Loughlinstown
Region
UK
Postal Code
D18 W2X7,
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 7879294890

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-2553

Identifier

Legal Name
Glasgow Sheriff Court

Address

Street Address
1 Carlton Place
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G5 9DA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Award information

Award 1
Id
033346-2026-24-167-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-179903
Name
U.S. Bank Europe DAC trading as Elavon Merchant Services (Elavon).

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
033346-2026-24-167-1
Award ID
033346-2026-24-167-1
Status
active
Date Signed
5 Jan 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
822,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Glasgow · UKM82 · G2 5JF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM82

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 033346-2026award, contract ·