Tender

2024_SSA_Payment Solution Provider British Council Sub Sahara Africa

BRITISH COUNCIL

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Tender

01 Feb 2024 at 10:53

Summary of the contracting process

The British Council is seeking a Payment Solution Provider for its Sub-Saharan Africa operations. The tender, coded as BC/03343, falls under the services category with a main procurement category of International payment transfer services. The deadline for submission is 20th February 2024, with a contract period of 3 years and an option to extend for an additional year. The procurement method is an Open procedure, and the tender submission can be electronic or written. The opportunity is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

This tender issued by the British Council presents an opportunity for payment service providers to enhance their business growth by providing efficient online payment solutions. Companies specializing in international payment transfer services and operating in the services sector would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The British Council contact person for this tender is Edward Wright, reachable at edward.wright@ng.britishcouncil.org.

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Notice Title

2024_SSA_Payment Solution Provider British Council Sub Sahara Africa

Notice Description

British Council works across a range of areas delivering large scale contracts, partnership programmes, examinations, projects as well as services in Arts, Education and Society and English and Exams. Having an online payments facility would improve our customer satisfaction as they will be able to make payments for Teaching and Exams services with greater ease. The purpose and scope of this ITT and supporting documents is to explain in further detail the requirements of the British Council and the procurement process for submitting a tender proposal. This invitation to tender (ITT) seeks to obtain the most effective and efficient Payment service provider for the British Council Sub-Saharan Africa (British Council, SSA).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The British Council in its work across a range of areas delivering large scale contracts, partnership programmes, examinations, projects as well as services in Arts, Education & Society and English and Exams, requires an online payments facility would improve our customer satisfaction as they will be able to make payments for Teaching & Exams services with greater ease. This is a notification of invitation to tender (ITT) seeking to obtain the most effective and efficient Payment service provider for the British Council Sub-Saharan Africa (British Council, SSA).

Renewal: Contract term of 3 Years with an option to extend for one additional year

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-043642
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003321-2024
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
Not specified
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
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRITISH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Edward Wright
Contact Email
edward.wright@ng.britishcouncil.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LAGOS
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
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
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

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