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Electronic Payment Services Sep26 - Sanctuary Housing Association - awarded

NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED

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18 Aug 2026 at 15:40

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Summary of the contracting process

Sanctuary Housing Association, based in Worcester, appointed a provider for electronic payment services. The requirement covers financial services supporting electronic payments for the housing association. Delivery is associated with Worcester, England. The procurement was managed through the Northern Housing Consortium’s purchasing arrangements, with the consortium acting as the named buyer. It concerns services rather than goods or construction works, and is classified under financial and insurance services. The appointed provider is intended to support Sanctuary Housing Association’s electronic payment activity over the contract term. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant to specialist payment service providers as well as larger financial services businesses.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from the Northern Housing Consortium’s Electronic Payment Services Framework. The contract was awarded to allpay Ltd on 10 July 2026 for £2,248,830. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with an option to extend for a further two years. The tender deadline was 10 July 2026. Evaluation was carried out for the electronic payment services requirement under the framework call-off process. The award is active, and allpay Ltd is the selected supplier. This is a single requirement rather than a procurement divided into separately described lots.

For suppliers that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates established demand from a housing association for managed electronic payment services through a framework call-off route. A credible future competitor would need to provide dependable payment processing for housing-related operations, with the operational resilience, service management and customer support needed to handle regular transactions at organisational scale. Experience delivering electronic payment services to housing providers or other large public, not-for-profit or regulated organisations would help demonstrate suitability. Businesses should also be able to work within framework terms and a structured call-off process. The stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that specialist providers and mission-led organisations may be relevant competitors, alongside larger payment businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Electronic Payment Services Sep26 - Sanctuary Housing Association - awarded

Notice Description

This contract award notice is to notify the market that Sanctuary Housing Association based in Worcester, UK have appointed allpay as their Electronic Payment Services provider for a period of THREE years, with an option to extend for a further TWO years. This appointment has been made under the Northern Housing Consortium's Electronic Payment Services Framework. (Contract Award Notice 2023/S 000-023456)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0ab27be8-1121-465d-bb16-366233d59887
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2688e337-b220-4d42-b5d8-ecbf14e9f5bf
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,248,830 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,248,830 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR1 3QD
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Millfield
Westminster Constituency
Sunderland Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

allpay Limited

Further Information

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