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Bill Payment Collection Service

Viewpoint Housing Association

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04 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Viewpoint Housing Association procured a bill payment collection service to support its organisational payment services. This is a business service covering the collection and processing of bill payments, rather than the supply of physical goods or construction works. The buyer is a housing association and central purchasing body based in Edinburgh. The requirement was treated as a service procurement under CPV 66172000, covering financial transaction processing and clearing-house services. The award covered one lot for the payment service requirement. The selected provider, allpay Limited, is based in Hereford and provides the service to Viewpoint Housing Association. The requirement is relevant to payment service providers, bill payment collection specialists and firms that operate transaction-processing services for housing or other public-service organisations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Viewpoint Housing Association used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, relying on the stated rationale that the award was made to the main provider of this service type. The procurement documents cite the absence of competition for technical reasons. One bid was received, submitted electronically, and the award went to allpay Limited for the single lot. The contract was signed on 8 July 2026 and is active. Its value is £85,000. The award date is not separately recorded. The process was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The lot was described as an award without prior notice under an exception, and no contract options were included.

This award shows that Viewpoint Housing Association has an established requirement for outsourced bill payment collection and transaction-processing services. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate a functioning payment service capable of handling organisational bill-payment flows securely and reliably, with the operational capacity to support a housing association. The procurement route also indicates that the buyer regarded the incumbent or main provider as having a distinctive position, with technical reasons limiting competition. Suppliers seeking to compete when this requirement next reaches the market would therefore need clear evidence of technical capability, service continuity, transaction-processing capacity and relevant experience serving organisations with recurring payment-collection needs. Large providers and specialist payment firms with dependable electronic submission and processing infrastructure are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bill Payment Collection Service

Notice Description

Payment services for the organisation

Procurement Information

The award was to the main provider of this service type.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837606
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561554
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£85,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Viewpoint Housing Association
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH9 2HG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Southside/Newington
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

allpay Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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