--- title: "2023UoS-1089-SMT" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-54789765-2fe8-4873-9164-1eb34d2b8135" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-54789765-2fe8-4873-9164-1eb34d2b8135" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-54789765-2fe8-4873-9164-1eb34d2b8135.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-54789765-2fe8-4873-9164-1eb34d2b8135.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON" published: "2023-09-28" --- # 2023UoS-1089-SMT Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-54789765-2fe8-4873-9164-1eb34d2b8135 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-54789765-2fe8-4873-9164-1eb34d2b8135) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-54789765-2fe8-4873-9164-1eb34d2b8135.json) ## Summary The University of Southampton is seeking soft market testing for the provision of merchant services under tender 2023UoS-1089-SMT in the financial and insurance services category. The engagement end date is on October 20th, 2023. Potential providers should focus on streamlining card payment facilities and improving student payment experiences, ensuring PCI DSS compliance. The University aims to develop efficient and cost-effective payment service provisions while building strong relationships with providers capable of delivering value. This tender by the University of Southampton presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly in the financial and insurance services sector, to showcase advancements in payment technologies and service provisions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) well-versed in integrating with accounting software and EPOS systems would be well-suited to compete. Interested businesses must engage in the soft market testing exercise via the In-Tend electronic platform, ensuring compliance with the University's requirements and submission procedures. ## Notice The University is seeking to understand new and emerging innovations that have been made in this sector since out last tender process was undertaken with a primary focus of ascertaining how providers could assist in streamlining our current card payment facilities to allow for more efficient and effective reconciliation and management and aiding the University in achieving PCI DSS Compliance. Improvement to student experience of payment through these channels is also a priority. The University is seeking to develop efficient and cost-effective payment service provisions which will be capable of meeting future market and technological changes, and which will meet, and often exceed user expectations. It is looking to build strong working relationships with an organisation(s) in which it can be confident to deliver tangible value to the University. Potential providers must also be able to integrate with the University's accounting software package (Unit 4 Business World version 7.0/0(10)) to allow the import of data/files and also be compatible with various EPOS/Till systems the University utilises, including Gladstone and Uniware/Upay. The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton) to manage this soft market testing exercise and to communicate with participating organisations. All documentation in relation to this soft market testing exercise can be downloaded from In-Tend. Participating organisations are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued to organisations and all communications with the University including the submission of Soft Market Testing event request form will be conducted via In-Tend. Regular monitoring of In-Tend is the responsibility of the participating organisation. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the soft market testing documentation. Once you have logged in: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your company against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'. Further instructions for the submission of soft market event forms are below. To submit your return, please follow the instructions below: 1. Log In 2. Click 'Tenders' 3. Locate the relevant project 4. View Details 5. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage (e.g. 'Soft Market Testing') 6. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return. 7. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the "My Tender Return" panel. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return. 8. Click the red "Submit Return" button. Please note that, to preserve the integrity of the soft market testing exercise, all queries must made be via the correspondence function within In-Tend. Additional information: Please note that, to preserve the integrity of the soft market testing exercise, all queries must made be via the correspondence function within In-Tend. This Prior information Notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market engagement and does not constitute any commitment to undertake any procurement in the future. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the PIN event and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this event or any future procurement. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works mentioned in this PIN and the University will not accept any proposals offered in response to this PIN. The University of Southampton is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to the PIN or attending any briefing day (if applicable). Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by the University of Southampton will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2617941-62f4-4098-9fad-956a490e6e87 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Oct 2023 | | 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 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO17 1BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Portswood | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Test | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66000000 - Financial and insurance services ## Release History - 28 Sep 2023 at 14:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2617941-62f4-4098-9fad-956a490e6e87 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2617941-62f4-4098-9fad-956a490e6e87 28th September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.southampton.ac.uk - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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