Notice Information
Notice Title
Bacs Payment System
Notice Description
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is looking to install a new payments platform which supports Bacs Payments & Direct Debits, Paperless Direct Debit Sign Up and Direct Debit Management. An initial two-year fixed term, and four optional annual extensions thereafter subject to agreement (2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1). For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Tunbridge-Wells:-Software-package-and-information-systems./8F4G8P69ZN To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/8F4G8P69ZN
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: An initial two-year fixed term, with the option of four annual extensions (2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06e091
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075903-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48100000 - Industry specific software package
48217000 - Transaction-processing software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £60,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £60,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Aug 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Sep 20261 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TUNBRIDGE WELLS BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TUNBRIDGE WELLS
- Postcode
- TN1 1RS
- Post Town
- Tonbridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ46 West Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ46 West Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Electoral Ward
- Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075903-2026
10th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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