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title: "Electronic Payment Services Sep26 - Sanctuary Housing Association - awarded"
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# Electronic Payment Services Sep26 - Sanctuary Housing Association - awarded

Buyer: NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0ab27be8-1121-465d-bb16-366233d59887

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## Summary

Sanctuary Housing Association, based in Worcester, appointed a provider for electronic payment services. The requirement covers financial services supporting electronic payments for the housing association. Delivery is associated with Worcester, England. The procurement was managed through the Northern Housing Consortium’s purchasing arrangements, with the consortium acting as the named buyer. It concerns services rather than goods or construction works, and is classified under financial and insurance services. The appointed provider is intended to support Sanctuary Housing Association’s electronic payment activity over the contract term. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant to specialist payment service providers as well as larger financial services businesses.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from the Northern Housing Consortium’s Electronic Payment Services Framework. The contract was awarded to allpay Ltd on 10 July 2026 for £2,248,830. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with an option to extend for a further two years. The tender deadline was 10 July 2026. Evaluation was carried out for the electronic payment services requirement under the framework call-off process. The award is active, and allpay Ltd is the selected supplier. This is a single requirement rather than a procurement divided into separately described lots.

For suppliers that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates established demand from a housing association for managed electronic payment services through a framework call-off route. A credible future competitor would need to provide dependable payment processing for housing-related operations, with the operational resilience, service management and customer support needed to handle regular transactions at organisational scale. Experience delivering electronic payment services to housing providers or other large public, not-for-profit or regulated organisations would help demonstrate suitability. Businesses should also be able to work within framework terms and a structured call-off process. The stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that specialist providers and mission-led organisations may be relevant competitors, alongside larger payment businesses.

## Notice

This contract award notice is to notify the market that Sanctuary Housing Association based in Worcester, UK have appointed allpay as their Electronic Payment Services provider for a period of THREE years, with an option to extend for a further TWO years. This appointment has been made under the Northern Housing Consortium's Electronic Payment Services Framework. (Contract Award Notice 2023/S 000-023456)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2688e337-b220-4d42-b5d8-ecbf14e9f5bf |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,248,830 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,248,830 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR1 3QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Millfield |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | allpay Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 15:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2688e337-b220-4d42-b5d8-ecbf14e9f5bf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2688e337-b220-4d42-b5d8-ecbf14e9f5bf
  18th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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