# Payment Acceptance - Merchant Acquiring Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council](/buyers/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: GLOBAL PAYMENTS U\.K\. LTD
- Award value: £3,200,000
- Tender value: £800,000
- Award date: 3 August 2023
- Published: 9 October 2024
- Contract start: 1 September 2023
- Contract end: 31 August 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 46b25b75-2532-4895-8eb6-78751b59a858-792189
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-49e21056-1dc4-4d12-81bc-d0e66af3cd73

## Description

Merchant acquiring is a range of services for payment execution and processing\. It is a service provided to enable the acceptance of payments via credit card or debit card\. Without having a merchant acquirer, the Council will be unable to accept card payments, and thus the services are an integral part of the Council's income process\.\\r \\r Prior to the formation of the unitary authority, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council had a number of different suppliers engaged that were providing similar services\. Through the award of this contract BCP Council is consolidating the number of suppliers and achieving better economies of scale\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46b25b75-2532-4895-8eb6-78751b59a858-792189)