ClosedFinancial and insurance

Maidstone Borough Council - Corporate Banking and Merchant Services[E11]

Maidstone, United KingdomMaidstone Borough Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to award a contract for corporate banking and card merchant services (excluding investment services). Tenderers must register their interest through the Kent Business Portal in order to express their interest to view and respond to the documents (registration is free).
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 UTC+1. UTC: 30 Aug 2024, 11:00 UTC.
Published 2 Aug 2024.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Maidstone Borough CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 UTC+1
Value: Not stated
Published[E9]: 2 Aug 2024
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to award a contract for corporate banking and card merchant services (excluding investment services). Tenderers must register their interest through the Kent Business Portal in order to express their interest to view and respond to the documents (registration is free). Key Dates & Timeline for Procurement Tender release: Friday 2nd August 2024 Expression of Interest Deadline: 12:00pm Friday 30th August 2024 Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm Friday 6th September 2024 Evaluation: w/c Monday 9th September 2024 Appointment of contractor: December 2024 Contract Start Date: 1st April 2025[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC
The deadline (2024-08-30T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Maidstone Borough Council.
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 66000000 (Financial and insurance services).
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 UTC+01:00.
“2024-08-30T12:00:00+01:00”
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to award a contract for corporate banking and card merchant services (excluding investment services). Tenderers must register their interest through the Kent Business Portal in order to express their interest to view and respond to the…”
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 2 Aug 2024.
“2024-08-02T16:40:18+01:00”
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Maidstone Borough Council - Corporate Banking and Merchant Services".
Document 5fedc758-8e1f-46f7-83a1-b1f2686a53f7-773982, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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