Notice Information
Notice Title
IPSA Customer Payment Solutions
Notice Description
IPSA is the independent body that regulates and administers the funding and decides the pay and pensions of the 650 UK MPs and their staff. MPs are allocated funding to buy goods and services that support their constituency and parliamentary work. They need a mechanism for paying for these goods and services. Currently, the MP often pays for these upfront and claims back the funding from IPSA or utilises a payment card that they reconcile on a monthly basis. IPSA needs a payment solution to facilitate the spending of this funding, allows regular payments (e.g. direct debits) and one that reduces the amount of administration required to reconcile or evidence the spend.
Planning Information
IPSA is conducting market engagement to understand the payment solutions that may be available to inform a more detailed tender exercise later this year. We expect the new payment solution(s) to go live on 1 April 2026, with a transition from the current supplier to take a couple of months. We are also open to a phased approach where more than one solutions are proposed, in order to meet our needs. Please complete the attached form to identify how your solution can match our broad requirements https://forms.office.com/e/QkcmWF7Ej5 We will contact supplier for a one to one discussion about their potential solutions based upon the information supplied in the form.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0589a8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049450-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package
48812000 - Financial information systems
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £105,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- INDEPENDENT PARLIAMENTRY STANDARDS AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ipsa-2025-001@theipsa.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- WC2N 6LE
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049450-2025
18th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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