Planning

Payment Service Provider & Merchant Acquirer

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

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Planning

11 Jul 2023 at 13:55

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Bristol has issued a planning stage tender for a contract titled "Payment Service Provider & Merchant Acquirer" in the international payment transfer services category. The procurement process involves engaging potential suppliers, with an engagement end date set for 4th August 2023. The University seeks a single supplier to deliver various payment integration requirements, including student and commercial payment channels separation, student payment portals integration, and management information on payment volumes and values.

This tender from the University of Bristol offers business growth opportunities for suppliers specializing in international payment transfer services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in payment processing systems and compliance with PCI-DSS standards would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The University's requirement for secure and efficient payment processing solutions presents a niche market opportunity for businesses offering card processing/acquiring services and advanced technical support across multiple campus locations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Payment Service Provider & Merchant Acquirer

Notice Description

OUR AIMS - WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE The UoB is looking for a single supplier to deliver the following requirements: - To clearly separate student and commercial payment channels, with pay-ments coming into separate bank accounts. - Student-facing payment portals must integrate with our student management and accounting systems (SITS/SAM) - clearly showing students the precise amount payable from their financial statement and available payment op-tions. - Student-facing payment portals must also integrate with our accommodation system (StarRez), allowing payment of accommodation deposits and ad-hoc charges as well as the issue of payments to students where required. - An option to process payments from third parties (parents) on students' be-half. - Student payment channels must capture metadata around the transaction including student / course information (ideally configurable by us), and rela-tionship of payer to student, to enable simple/automated matching of pay-ments received to student accounts and to support anti-fraud and money laundering controls - Ability to offer students and their parents a range of payment methods, in-cluding card payment and bank transfer (using an online portal to manage the quality of reference information), and potentially a recurring card payment option, for both domestic and international payers. UoB will continue to run our own Direct Debit collection process. - It is desirable that all student payment options will be offered via a single por-tal, rather than having to link to multiple services from the UoB website. - The University handles US Loans, and we are interested to know about any solutions suppliers have for managing this. - The University receives commercial income from a range of sources includ-ing Amazon, Google Pay, Stripe, our payment services provider, our catering Epos system (currently out for tender), and card readers across the campus. Therefore the supplier will need to interface and align to existing infrastruc-ture. - The University requires PCI-DSS compliant, P2P encrypted card readers in a range of locations across campus, including full technical support. - The University requires card processing/acquiring - whether supplied by the PSP or separately in partnership. This includes having acquiring in place for card payments received from our card readers and incoming Epos system - therefore acquirers able to work with a range of main market Epos suppliers may be preferred - The University requires clear management information from all payment channels showing volumes and value of payments received, and cost of transactions through each route. Additional information: For further information please see the published PIN notice: Notice Number 2023/S 000-019799 Link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019799-2023 Notice Reference 2023-041985

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b4f06dbe-b8fa-456f-a09f-89b9e47e0854
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9d01620-46d5-4260-aeed-f05373ac958b
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
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66115000 - International payment transfer services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Aug 2023Expired
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
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Contact Name
Lee Bryant
Contact Email
lee.bryant@bristol.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+441174556044

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 5DS
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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