Planning

Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of a Payment Processing Gateway

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

05 Feb 2025 at 09:25

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of a Payment Processing Gateway." This tender falls under the industry category of "Software package and information systems" (CPV ID: 48000000), and is aimed at gathering market intelligence on potential commercial off-the-shelf solutions. The Council currently utilises the Paygate platform for managing payment file transfers, which is hosted on local servers, but is interested in transitioning to a cloud-based system. The engagement end date is set for 8th April 2025, and the location for this procurement is England, United Kingdom.

This pre-market engagement process offers significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in payment processing technologies, particularly those with expertise in cloud-based solutions. Businesses that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. The insights gathered from this engagement will help shape the Council’s final specifications, offering a competitive edge to businesses that engage early and contribute valuable market knowledge.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of a Payment Processing Gateway

Notice Description

Leicester City Council are commencing a formal process to obtain market intelligence on offerings in the market on a commercial off the shelf solutions in relation to a Payment Processing Gateway. The Council currently uses the Paygate platform for automating and securely managing the transfer of payment files with the banks. Paygate is hosted on the Council's local servers, in its data centres but its preference is to move to a cloud-based system. The platform facilitates both Direct Debit collections and outgoing payments by securely transmitting files to the bank. Before potentially commencing a formal tender process, the Council is keen to seek market information from organisations that may have an interest or expertise in this field. The information provided will be used to help inform and shape the requirements in our specification.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-63547011-12c3-4847-a393-37d6a31cc524
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9763eb72-9e42-49c3-825c-8240e119b569
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jan 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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