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title: "Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of a Payment Processing Gateway"
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buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL"
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# Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of a Payment Processing Gateway

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-63547011-12c3-4847-a393-37d6a31cc524

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## Summary

Leicester City Council is in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of a Payment Processing Gateway." This tender falls under the industry category of "Software package and information systems" (CPV ID: 48000000), and is aimed at gathering market intelligence on potential commercial off-the-shelf solutions. The Council currently utilises the Paygate platform for managing payment file transfers, which is hosted on local servers, but is interested in transitioning to a cloud-based system. The engagement end date is set for 8th April 2025, and the location for this procurement is England, United Kingdom.

This pre-market engagement process offers significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in payment processing technologies, particularly those with expertise in cloud-based solutions. Businesses that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. The insights gathered from this engagement will help shape the Council’s final specifications, offering a competitive edge to businesses that engage early and contribute valuable market knowledge.

## 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9763eb72-9e42-49c3-825c-8240e119b569 |
| 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 | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Jan 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

- 5 Feb 2025 at 09:25 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9763eb72-9e42-49c3-825c-8240e119b569

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9763eb72-9e42-49c3-825c-8240e119b569
  5th February 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cbc0a1c9-becd-ef11-8133-005056b64545
  To view the documentation for this opportunity please use the link provided.

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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