Notice Information
Notice Title
PROVISION OF A GLOBAL OUTBOUND PAYMENT SOLUTION INCLUSIVE OF THE DESIGN, TESTING, HOSTING AND MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES
Notice Description
University of Strathclyde required an automated payment mechanism capable of integrating with Unit4 Business World On to make global outbound payments to multiple countries in multiple currencies
Lot Information
Lot 1
University of Strathclyde was seeking a supplier to provide a Global Outbound Payment Solution. The supplier is required to provide a comprehensive global outbound payment solution capable of integrating with Unit4 Business World On to University of Strathclyde to facilitate the transfer and accounting for all payments to our global suppliers including sundry suppliers. Currently approximately 2800 GBP and currency transactions equating to approximately 10 million are incurred annually across around 45 different currencies. The solution offered has the ability to integrate and take data feed from Unit4 Business World On.
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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000780263
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544202
- 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
- Large
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
- £700,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £700,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £425,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- contract is up for renewal three years after start date. However the contract has two options of up to 12 month extensions to the latest renewal may be 5 years from start date.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
- Contact Name
- Laura Shaw
- Contact Email
- laura.shaw@strath.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G1 1QE
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT515974
PROVISION OF A GLOBAL OUTBOUND PAYMENT SOLUTION INCLUSIVE OF THE DESIGN, TESTING, HOSTING AND MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES - University of Strathclyde requires an automated payment mechanism capable of integrating with Unit4 Business World On to make global outbound payments to multiple countries in multiple currencies -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544202
PROVISION OF A GLOBAL OUTBOUND PAYMENT SOLUTION INCLUSIVE OF THE DESIGN, TESTING, HOSTING AND MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES - University of Strathclyde required an automated payment mechanism capable of integrating with Unit4 Business World On to make global outbound payments to multiple countries in multiple currencies
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