IT143 Bank Account Validation Software

Gateshead Council
North East
Direct award
2 May 2025 to 2 May 2027

Bank account validation using the Bank Wizard Validation check, which first confirms that sort code and account number information are in the correct format and could exist. Delivered as an application service provision / SaaS product; the notice gives no volumes or integration requirements.

Awarded value: £19k; As published
Published: 2 May 2025
Awarded: 2 May 2025; Experian
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 2 May 2027

What the contract covers

Provision of Software as a Service for bank account validation, checking sort code and account number format and existence for a local authority

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 2 May 2025 to 2 May 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated

Services in this contract

Digital identity verificationMain service£210k typicalBank account validation software

Lifecycle

Published
2 May 2025
Contract awardedto Experian
2 May 2025
Contract starts
2 May 2025
Contract ends
2 May 2027

The buyer

Gateshead Council

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3882550/it143-bank-account-validation-software
Buyer reference: OPEN2025784
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Gateshead Council. IT143 Bank Account Validation Software. Contract award, 2 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3882550/it143-bank-account-validation-software (accessed 5 November 2026).