Award

Provision of E-Payment Platform inclusive of Design, Testing, Hosting & Management Including Fraud and Debt Management Solution

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

20 Aug 2024 at 00:00

TenderUpdate

02 May 2024 at 00:00

TenderUpdate

02 May 2024 at 00:00

Tender

04 Apr 2024 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde, located in Glasgow, has completed a procurement process for the provision of an E-Payment Platform encompassing design, testing, hosting, management, and including fraud and debt management solutions. Categorised under the education sector, this procurement involved an open procedure method and reached the award stage on 29th July 2024. The contract, valued at £1,012,050, was awarded to Flywire Payments Ltd. The process included several key updates, such as amendments to economic and financial standing requirements and an extension of the tender closing date to 9th May 2024.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in payment solutions, particularly those capable of integrating with existing systems and providing robust fraud and debt management capabilities. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with relevant expertise in financial technologies stand to gain considerably by competing in similar procurement exercises. The University requires a comprehensive system to handle approximately 52,000,000 transactions per annum, including fees, memberships, bookings, and sales, paving the way for innovative payment service providers to demonstrate their capabilities and secure significant projects.

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Notice Title

Provision of E-Payment Platform inclusive of Design, Testing, Hosting & Management Including Fraud and Debt Management Solution

Notice Description

The University of Strathclyde requires a mechanism to provide students and commercial customers with online payment facilities to allow payments to be made to the university using Credit/Debit Cards, Recurring Card Payments Direct Debit, Open Banking, Cross Border Banking and any other alternative payment methods, in respect of but not limited to tuition fees, accommodation fees, other outstanding student fees, commercial sales invoices, library fees, Sports Centre memberships and charges, conference and event booking and print services for an estimated 42,000 transactions per annum of an estimated value of 35,000,000 GBP

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Strathclyde requires a mechanism to provide students and commercial customers with online payment facilities to allow payments to be made to the university using Credit/Debit Cards, Recurring Card Payments Direct Debit, Open Banking, Cross Border Banking and any other alternative payment methods, in respect of but not limited to tuition fees, accommodation fees, other outstanding student fees, commercial sales invoices, library fees, Sports Centre memberships and charges, conference and event booking and print services for an estimated 42,000 card transactions per annum of an estimated 35,000,000 GBP and an estimated 10,000 bank transactions per annum of an estimated 52,000,000 GBP The University also requires a comprehensive debt management / accounts receivable collection system as well as a robust fraud management process in place to assist with the collection of outstanding student and commercial fees and management of fraudulent transactions. The university requires a solution to facilitate the receipt, transfer and accounting of incoming domestic and foreign payment streams, where UK sanctions permit, from the payer from traditional existing and new payment cards, open banking, cross border banking, recurring card payments, direct debit and alternative payment methods. The supplier will provide an online shop facility, an administration facility to manage recurring card payments, a direct debit management system, and the use of the Royal Mail postal address finder service. The solution offered will be required to integrate and take data feed from other university systems including, but not limited, to Unit4 Business World On, Arribatec, Oracle. StarRez, Gladstone, Events Air, Alma and In-House Conference Management system and be able to update university systems in real time.

Renewal: The contracting authority exercises the right to extend this contract by two periods of up to 12-months. The extension will be utilised at the sole discretion of the contracting authority.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000762781
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG512444
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66110000 - Banking services

66115000 - International payment transfer services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,100,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,100,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,012,050 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
April 2029

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Contact Name
Amy Irvine, Laura Shaw
Contact Email
amanda.mcfarlane@strath.co.uk, amy.irvine@strath.ac.uk, laura.shaw@strath.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7811592949

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1XQ
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FLYWIRE PAYMENTS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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    Provision of E-Payment Platform inclusive of Design, Testing, Hosting & Management Including Fraud and Debt Management Solution - The University of Strathclyde requires a mechanism to provide students and commercial customers with online payment facilities to allow payments to be made to the university using Credit/Debit Cards, Recurring Card Payments Direct Debit, Open Banking, Cross Border Banking and any other alternative payment methods, in respect of but not limited to tuition fees, accommodation fees, other outstanding student fees, commercial sales invoices, library fees, Sports Centre memberships and charges, conference and event booking and print services for an estimated 42,000 transactions per annum of an estimated value of 35,000,000 GBP
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG512444
    Provision of E-Payment Platform inclusive of Design, Testing, Hosting & Management Including Fraud and Debt Management Solution - The University of Strathclyde requires a mechanism to provide students and commercial customers with online payment facilities to allow payments to be made to the university using Credit/Debit Cards, Recurring Card Payments Direct Debit, Open Banking, Cross Border Banking and any other alternative payment methods, in respect of but not limited to tuition fees, accommodation fees, other outstanding student fees, commercial sales invoices, library fees, Sports Centre memberships and charges, conference and event booking and print services for an estimated 42,000 transactions per annum of an estimated value of 35,000,000 GBP

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