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title: "PME for the Provision of a Payment Processing Gateway"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL"
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# PME for the Provision of a Payment Processing Gateway

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2124ea98-88e0-4ebe-b9af-d00c5ab04a93

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## Summary

Leicester City Council is initiating a market engagement process for the procurement of a Payment Processing Gateway. This project falls under the "Software package and information systems" category and is currently in the planning stage. The Council is seeking market intelligence on commercial off-the-shelf solutions to replace its current Paygate platform, preferably moving to a cloud-based system. Essential dates include the engagement end date on 17th February 2025. The aim is to gather information to help shape the specifications for a potential future tender process.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in payment processing solutions, particularly those with expertise in cloud-based systems. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the Council is interested in a variety of market perspectives. Engaging in this process can provide businesses with a chance to influence the final tender requirements and potentially secure a future contract with Leicester City Council.

## Notice

Leicester City Council are commencing a formal process to obtain market intelligence on offerings in the market on a commercial off the shelf solutions in relation to a Payment Processing Gateway. The Council currently uses the Paygate platform for automating and securely managing the transfer of payment files with the banks. Paygate is hosted on the Council's local servers, in its data centres but its preference is to move to a cloud-based system. The platform facilitates both Direct Debit collections and outgoing payments by securely transmitting files to the bank. Before potentially commencing a formal tender process, the Council is keen to seek market information from organisations that may have an interest or expertise in this field. The information provided will be used to help inform and shape the requirements in our specification. THE COUNCIL IS RE-ADVERTISING THIS PME TO GIVE SUPPLIERS WHO WOULD HAVE MISSED THE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SAME PROJECT UNDER REFERENCE DN758113. THIS IS DUE TO AN ERROR ON THE COUNCIL'S PART WHEN THE PME CLOSING DATE WAS ENTERED AS APRIL 2025 ON CONTRACTS FINDER. SUPPLIERS WHO HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THEIR PME RESPONSES MUST NOT RESUBMIT A RESPONSE

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8da32e57-bf69-4679-9557-db6ed3be2478 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 1FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 6 Feb 2025 at 12:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8da32e57-bf69-4679-9557-db6ed3be2478

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8da32e57-bf69-4679-9557-db6ed3be2478
  6th February 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d7da61f4-82e4-ef11-8134-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leicester.gov.uk

## Provenance

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