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Payment Gateway

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)

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Planning

18 Aug 2026 at 13:57

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Nottingham intends to procure a payment gateway service provider. The requirement is for a payment gateway solution serving domestic and international students, together with the University’s online shop. This is a software and information systems requirement, including the technology needed to process and support online payments across these user groups and sales activity. Delivery is associated with the University’s operations in Nottingham, United Kingdom. The buying organisation is the University of Nottingham, a public authority and higher education institution. The procurement is categorised as goods, although the requirement is centred on the provision and operation of a payment gateway service and its supporting software solution.

This procurement is at the planning stage and the University is conducting preliminary market engagement rather than inviting tenders. Organisations wishing to participate in the planned engagement are expected to submit a Preliminary Market Engagement response through the University’s Oracle Fusion Supplier Portal by 18 September 2026 at 17:00. The engagement is intended to gather market information and is not a call for competition. The planned contract is expected to run from 1 March 2028 to 28 February 2033, with a renewal or extension option allowing it to continue until 28 February 2035. The procurement is planned as a single lot and an indicative contract value has not been published.

This engagement will suit payment gateway providers and software companies able to deliver an online payments solution for both domestic and international students, while also supporting an institutional online shop. Relevant suppliers are likely to have experience integrating payment technology into several customer-facing payment journeys and operating a solution that can serve a university’s student and commercial activities. Businesses with established payment gateway platforms, implementation capability and the capacity to support multiple user groups should monitor the requirement as it develops. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as voluntary, community and social enterprises, are identified as suitable for the planned lot. The immediate focus is preparation and market engagement, not submitting a competitive tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Payment Gateway

Notice Description

The University of Nottingham (UoN) requires an Payment Gateway Service Provider (the Provider) to provide a payment gateway solution for Domestic and International Students as well as an on-line shop.

Planning Information

More information - can be accessed through below tendering portal. Create Supplier Portal account (xxxx) or Sign-In to Supplier Portal account (https://nottingham.ac.uk/unicore). To view Active Negotiations - Scroll to the 'Supplier Portal' menu option and click the 'Supplier Portal' tile. Click on 'View Active Negotiations' link, under the Tasks panel. Use the search fields to find relevant Negotiations, then click 'Search' (** a value must be provided for at least one of the indicated fields). To search for Active Negotiations where you have not received a direct invitation (i.e. an 'Open' opportunity), select 'No' under the 'Invitation Received' search field, then click 'Search'. The Search Results will display accordingly. Select the Negotiation number hyperlink (N0000205) and access the opportunity. Additional detail and guidance can be found at (https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/dts/accounts-and-access/unicore/unicore.aspx), within the 'Information for suppliers of goods and services' section. Where an organisation would like to participate and be invited for the tender opportunity, it shall complete and submit the Preliminary Market Engagement response document to the University by 18 September 2026, 17:00. Your organisation must submit the Preliminary Market Engagement response document to the UoN via the UoN's Oracle Fusion Supplier Portal. This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is intended to facilitate early market engagement only and is not a call for competition. The UoN shall not be held liable for any costs whatsoever resulting directly or indirectly from participation in this PME, and is issued to provide and gather information only. The information contained within this PME, or in any communication made between the UoN and any organisation (in relation to this requirement), must not be assumed as creating a contract or agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e697
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078564-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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
18 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
18 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2028 - 28 Feb 2033 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
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG8 1BB
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
TLF14 Nottingham
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Lenton & Wollaton East
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham South

Further Information

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