# Banking Services and Merchant Acquiring Services

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Lancashire Borough Council](/buyers/west-lancashire-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [National Westminster Bank](/contract-winners/national-westminster-bank/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £0
- Award date: 19 November 2018
- Published: 31 January 2019
- Contract start: 1 April 2019
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: eba4b740-eaea-4aec-b03b-8416807010b2-266955
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ecbe774b-c3c8-4f5b-9ba7-1bf749177df4

## Description

West Lancashire Borough Council is undertaking a review of its current banking and merchant acquiring arrangements and is inviting potential service providers to tender for new contracts to commence as follows:  Banking: April 1st, 2019\.  Merchant Acquiring: no later than November 19th, 2018 The tender is divided into two Lots\. The Council is willing to consider bids from separate suppliers of banking and merchant acquiring services and tenderers are invited to bid for either or both of these Lots\. The new contracts will have the following durations: Lot 1: Banking: an initial period of 7 years, with the option to renew for a further 3 years\. Lot 2: Merchant Acquiring: an initial period of 3 years, with the option to renew for a further 2 years\. Additional information: Tender Documents can be downloaded from The Chest portal at www\.the-chest\.org\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eba4b740-eaea-4aec-b03b-8416807010b2-266955)