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title: "International Payment Services 2026"
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# International Payment Services 2026

Buyer: Pension Protection Fund  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9db6af29-5cb8-403c-bbdf-e95bd15c8c31

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## Summary

The Pension Protection Fund procured international payment transfer services to facilitate payments of overseas member benefits. The requirement covers arranging payments to beneficiaries in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, the British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. This is a services contract, classified under CPV 66115000. The buying organisation is the Pension Protection Fund, based in Croydon, England. The requirement concerns the operational delivery of overseas benefit payments rather than pension administration generally, so it is most relevant to payment service providers, financial operations specialists and businesses with the infrastructure to support cross-border payments for pension or benefits schemes.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective call-off from the LGPS Pensions Administration Operational Support Services Framework. The contract was awarded to PAYMASTER (1836) LIMITED on 29 April 2026. Its value is £1,000,000. The contract period runs from 30 April 2026 to 30 April 2030. The tender submission deadline was 29 April 2026 at 13:00. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It is a single international payment services requirement, covering delivery across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, the British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear benchmark for the type of provider selected for the Pension Protection Fund’s overseas benefits payments. A credible future competitor would need reliable international payment transfer capability, operational processes for paying members across multiple jurisdictions, and the capacity to support a public-sector benefits scheme over a multi-year period. The requirement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, showing that scale alone was not necessarily a barrier. Relevant firms should be able to demonstrate dependable cross-border payment operations, broad geographic coverage and experience handling recurring, high-volume or administratively sensitive benefit payments.

## Notice

Service to facilitate the payment of overseas member benefits. Procured via LGPS Pensions Administration Operational Support Services Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/487fb95b-4a21-4dec-b5f0-918ba67273a5 |
| 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 |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,000,000 |
| 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 | Pension Protection Fund |
| Locality | CROYDON |
| Postcode area | Croydon |
| Postcode | CR0 2NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Electoral ward | Fairfield |
| Westminster constituency | Croydon West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PAYMASTER (1836) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66115000 - International payment transfer services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 16:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/487fb95b-4a21-4dec-b5f0-918ba67273a5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/487fb95b-4a21-4dec-b5f0-918ba67273a5
  13th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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