Awarded 28 September 2026
SCC - AP - BACS iConnect Hosted Bureau Service
Surrey County Council · South East
BACS bureau tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
65 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
BACS bureau contracts ,
65 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest BACS bureau contracts awarded
Awarded 18 September 2026
Bacsactive-IP Web Enterprise
Derbyshire County Council · East Midlands
Awarded 19 August 2026
PTX Bacs payments software
Security Industry Authority
Awarded 18 August 2026
Bottomline PTX Licences
Coventry University
Awarded 5 August 2026
Provision of BACS System
Together Housing Group · North West
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Bottomline Technologies won the most BACS bureau contracts
Form3 UK Limited won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bottomline Technologies London · See every contract | 32 | £3.7m | 27 | ||
| 2 | AccessPay North East · SME · See every contract | 10 | £1.1m | 10 | ||
| 3 | Corvid Paygate Limited North East · SME · See every contract | 7 | £460k | 7 | ||
| 4 | Smarter Pay East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £93k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Accountis Europe Limited North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £325k | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Interbacs Ltd North East · See every contract | 2 | £118k | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Boxxe North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £85k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Form3 UK Limited SME · See every contract | 1 | £7.8m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 1 | £70k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Access UK South East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £36k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 55% of BACS bureau contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
6 buyers bought BACS bureau more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many BACS bureau contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many BACS bureau contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS | 4 | £935k |
| 2 | Hampshire County Council | 3 | £473k |
| 3 | Department for Work and Pensions | 2 | £7.9m |
| 4 | Runnymede Borough Council | 2 | £194k |
| 5 | NPL Management Limited | 2 | £73k |
| 6 | Coventry University | 2 | £62k |
| 7 | Home Office | 1 | £576k |
| 8 | NHS Business Services Authority | 1 | £331k |
| 9 | Scottish Government | 1 | £281k |
| 10 | Lancashire County Council | 1 | £210k |
Prices
Half of BACS bureau contracts are worth less than £60k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 76% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Department for Work and PensionsForm3 UK Limited · 17 Jul 2026
- Home OfficeBottomline Technologies · 17 Feb 2026
- H M REVENUE & CUSTOMSBottomline Technologies · 28 Apr 2026
- H M REVENUE & CUSTOMSBottomline Technologies · 3 Apr 2025
- NHS Business Services AuthorityAccessPay · 8 Nov 2024
- Hampshire County CouncilBottomline Technologies · 30 Mar 2026
- Scottish GovernmentWinner not published · 29 Jul 2026
- Lancashire County CouncilBottomline Technologies · 8 Nov 2024
- Derbyshire County CouncilAccountis Europe Limited · 18 Sep 2026
- Liverpool City CouncilBottomline Technologies · 30 Mar 2025
Where and when
March and April are the busiest months
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 9 | £1.1m |
| South East | 9 | £879k |
| North East | 8 | £923k |
| North West | 5 | £430k |
| East Midlands | 5 | £451k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | £292k |
| South West | 4 | £204k |
| East of England | 3 | £94k |
| West Midlands | 2 | £32k |
| Wales | 1 | £37k |
| Scotland | 1 | £281k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Key findings
- 76%
of the money is in the 10 biggest BACS bureau contracts.
Of 63 contracts with a published value. - 45%
of BACS bureau contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 60 award notices. - 31%
of BACS bureau contracts are awarded in March and April.
20 of 65 contracts.
Questions
How many BACS bureau contracts does the UK public sector award?
65 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 56 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector BACS bureau contract worth?
The median is £60k, and 89% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector BACS bureau contracts?
Bottomline Technologies won the most (32). Form3 UK Limited won the most by value (£7.8m).
Which buyers award the most BACS bureau contracts?
Councils award 55% of them.
What is included
Software or bureau subscriptions that submit BACS payment and Direct Debit files to the banking system.
- BACS-approved payment software
- BACS bureau subscriptions
- Payment file submission tools
What is not included
- Taking payments from the public -> it.ent.payments-income-management
- Finance ledger -> it.ent.finance-erp-system