# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?countries=CH&categories=payment-processing-services 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "TWINT acquiring and payment settlement for ZVV digital sales channels" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/014022c1-85af-46ee-96a6-447d00d4dfce/twint-acquiring-and-payment-settlement-for-zvv-digital-sales-channels" last-updated: 2026-10-11T21:37:15.343620+00:00 --- # TWINT acquiring and payment settlement for ZVV digital sales channels Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) is seeking a provider to accept, process and settle TWINT payments made through its digital sales channels, including the ZVV app and online ticket shop. Payment service provision itself is outside this procurement. The service is scheduled to start on 1 January 2027; the notice describes a two-year term with up to three one-year extensions, for a maximum of five years. This is an accelerated open procedure. Offers may be submitted electronically in German by 30 October 2026 at 17:00 UTC+01:00. Variants and multiple offers are not allowed, and an offer must remain valid for 180 days. The public notice gives no contract value or detailed award weights; those details are referred to restricted procurement documents. - Status: open - Country: CH - Buyer: Zürcher Verkehrsverbund - Submission deadline: 2026-10-30T17:00:00+01:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/680086-2026 - Source checked: 2026-10-11T21:36:22Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "014022c1-85af-46ee-96a6-447d00d4dfce", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-11T21:37:15.343620+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-11T21:36:22Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/014022c1-85af-46ee-96a6-447d00d4dfce/twint-acquiring-and-payment-settlement-for-zvv-digital-sales-channels", "locale": "en", "title": "TWINT acquiring and payment settlement for ZVV digital sales channels", "summary": "Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) is seeking a provider to accept, process and settle TWINT payments made through its digital sales channels, including the ZVV app and online ticket shop. 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Payment service provision itself is outside this procurement. The service is scheduled to start on 1 January 2027; the notice describes a two-year term with up to three one-year extensions, for a maximum of five years. This is an accelerated open procedure. Offers may be submitted electronically in German by 30 October 2026 at 17:00 UTC+01:00. Variants and multiple offers are not allowed, and an offer must remain valid for 180 days. 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It includes contractual acceptance, processing and settlement of those payments; payment service provision is expressly excluded.", "missing_information": [ "No estimated contract value or detailed award weights are published in the public notice. The notice refers bidders to procurement documents, some of which have restricted access. 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Dazu gehören insbesondere die ZVV-App, der ZVV-Online-Ticketshop sowie andere webbasierte Vertriebssysteme für den telefonischen oder den selbstbedienten Verkauf. Fahrgäste können ihre Fahrausweise in den dafür vorgesehenen digitalen Vertriebskanälen mit verschiedenen digitalen Zahlungsmitteln und unter anderem mit TWINT bezahlen. Die Nutzung von TWINT und das damit verbundene Transaktionsvolumen sind in den vergangenen Jahren kontinuierlich gestiegen. Das Acquiring für TWINT, insbesondere die vertragliche Akzeptanz, Verarbeitung und Abrechnung der Zahlungen, wird per 1. Januar 2027 neu vergeben. Aufgrund des Auftragsvolumens erfolgt die Vergabe im Rahmen einer öffentlichen Ausschreibung gemäss dem anwendbaren Beschaffungsrecht. Gegenstand der Ausschreibung sind die Acquiring-Dienstleistungen für TWINT-Zahlungen im Distanzgeschäft über die digitalen Vertriebskanäle des ZVV. Das Payment Service Providing ist nicht Bestandteil der Beschaffung. 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Dazu gehören insbesondere die ZVV-App, der ZVV-Online-Ticketshop sowie andere webbasierte Vertriebssysteme für den telefonischen oder den selbstbedienten Verkauf. Fahrgäste können ihre Fahrausweise in den dafür vorgesehenen digitalen Vertriebskanälen mit verschiedenen digitalen Zahlungsmitteln und unter anderem mit TWINT bezahlen. Die Nutzung von TWINT und das damit verbundene Transaktionsvolumen sind in den vergangenen Jahren kontinuierlich gestiegen. Das Acquiring für TWINT, insbesondere die vertragliche Akzeptanz, Verarbeitung und Abrechnung der Zahlungen, wird per 1. Januar 2027 neu vergeben. Aufgrund des Auftragsvolumens erfolgt die Vergabe im Rahmen einer öffentlichen Ausschreibung gemäss dem anwendbaren Beschaffungsrecht. Gegenstand der Ausschreibung sind die Acquiring-Dienstleistungen für TWINT-Zahlungen im Distanzgeschäft über die digitalen Vertriebskanäle des ZVV. Das Payment Service Providing ist nicht Bestandteil der Beschaffung. 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