FTS UK public procurement

Merchant Services for Mass Transit Transactions

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-04bd5a
Tender value£1,000,0001 awards · 1 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 13 April 2026
Buyer
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV classification
66172000 — Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Tender period
Not supplied — 20 December 2024

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.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

1 shown
Active

Merchant Services for Mass Transit Transactions

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
5 January 2026

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

3 parties
Buyer

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

131 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, UKM82, G2 5JF, United Kingdom

ReviewBody, MediationBody, ReviewContactPoint

Glasgow Sheriff Court

1 Carlton Place, Glasgow, G5 9DA, United Kingdom

Supplier

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

Block F1 , Cherrywood Business Park, Co. Dublin, Ireland., Loughlinstown, UK, D18 W2X7,, United Kingdom

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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