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Childcare Grant Payment Services

Student Loans Company

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24 Aug 2026 at 15:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Student Loans Company procured third-party childcare grant payment services. The requirement is to process childcare grant payments directly to childcare providers through an online portal, covering financial transaction processing and clearing-house services. The work is delivered in the North East of England, with the buyer based in Darlington. This is a specialist financial administration and payment-services opportunity rather than a childcare provision contract: relevant suppliers are those able to manage grant payments, provider transactions and an online service used to administer the payment process. The procurement is classified as a service requirement and is identified under CPV 66172000 for financial transaction processing and clearing-house services.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The tender submission deadline was 1 June 2018 at 00:00. The original contract period ran from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2023, and the contract has since been extended to 31 March 2028. The stated total value is £3,600,000 including the published currency, GBP. The procurement is presented as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The extension is intended to allow major Student Loans Company projects to clarify the future service specification before a replacement procurement is undertaken. The requirement was evaluated through the open tender process for the described payment service.

This opportunity suits payment-service providers and financial administration specialists with the capability to process childcare grant payments accurately and directly to childcare providers. Suppliers should be able to operate or support a secure online portal, manage transaction flows and clearing-house functions, and provide reliable administration for a public-sector grant scheme. Experience handling payments involving multiple providers would be relevant, as would the operational capacity to maintain continuity across a sizeable service arrangement and respond to changes arising from major organisational projects. The procurement is identified as suitable for SMEs, so smaller firms with credible payment-processing capability, dependable technology and relevant public, financial or grant-administration experience may be well placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Childcare Grant Payment Services

Notice Description

Modification Notice Original description: Provision of 3rd Party Services to process the payment of Childcare Grants directly to Childcare providers through an online portal. Description of the modifications The contract has been extended through to 31st March 2028, this requires an additional value to be added. Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor: This extension is required because the output of major projects currently being undertaken in SLC will have a direct impact on the specification for these services, that impact is currently unknown. This makes it extremely difficulty to present a coherent set of requirements to the market for the procurement of a replacement service at this point in time. This position will be kept under review.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0225b3de-c452-477c-9482-dd068cebf117
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e2b279e-a1c0-43e0-8bc7-a3dcd69ad3e7
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
1 Jun 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Student Loans Company
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 1RW
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Red Hall & Lingfield
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Further Information

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