Merchant Aquiring Services

Swale Borough Council is inviting tenders for the merchant acquiring and related services contract for Swale Borough Council. The Council requires a merchant acquiring service to facilitate the collection of credit and debit card payments via the Council's web site and by telephone. The successful tenderer will be expected to provide a service that will include real time authorisation of card transactions, receive files of card payments collected and provide settlement direct to the Council's bank account. The Council already has in place the relevant software/hardware to enable the collection of card payments and has existing contracts with payment service providers. Internet service providers, payment service providers and software/hardware suppliers should therefore not respond to this opportunity. The contract will commence on 16 January 2017 and run for a period of three years and terminate on 15 January 2020. The Council requires the option (at its sole discretion) to extend the agreement for a further two years to 15 January 2022, and is also seeking quotes for periods of five years, again with the option to extend for a further two years. Further information Please respond to the Invitation to Tender which can be found on the Kent Business Portal The closing date for submission of responses to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) is 15 August 2016. Please submit any queries you have on the ITT using the option available as part of the ITT on the Council's website or the Kent Business Portal.