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title: "Provision of a Group Wide Banking Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059f7d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE SWAYTHLING HOUSING SOCIETY LTD (TRADING AS ABRI)"
published: "2026-01-12"
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# Provision of a Group Wide Banking Solution

Buyer: THE SWAYTHLING HOUSING SOCIETY LTD (TRADING AS ABRI)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059f7d

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## Summary

The Swaythling Housing Society Ltd, trading as Abri, has recently completed the procurement process for the provision of a group-wide banking solution, with Barclays PLC selected as the supplier. This contract award stage follows the initiation of the tender process on 23rd September 2025. The procurement utilised an open and competitive flexible procedure, and was focused on banking services. The project will support Abri's group of entities in managing 159 bank accounts, with an emphasis on financial consultancy and transaction processing services. The contract period begins on 1st March 2026 and extends until March 2029, with the potential for renewal up to 2032. The standstill period for this award concludes on 21st January 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for large financial institutions equipped to offer comprehensive banking solutions, particularly those capable of handling substantial account management and consultancy needs. Businesses engaged in financial services and consultancy are highly suited to participate in such procurements, offering services like transaction processing, account management, and strategic financial planning. Engaging in this contract allows a supplier like Barclays PLC to leverage its capabilities in large-scale financial operations, securing long-term engagements and enhancing their portfolio within the public sector. Such contracts bolster an organisation's position in the financial services industry, facilitating growth and improved service delivery.

## Notice

Starting on the 23rd of September at 12:00Noon Abri will launch a tender to locate a supplier to cover the following requirements: Post combination with Silva, there are 12 main entities within the Abri group. Using around 159 bank accounts which it currently operates. Most are wholly owned, however some are Joint Ventures. 139 accounts are sinking funds which are used for major estate or building repairs. These accounts are funded by leaseholders and from accounts within the group which collect rent. Abri use Open Accounts accounting system and EBIS, Open Housing and Selfserve for invoice approvals, which then feeds into Open accounts in order to create payment runs for invoices due and approved. Payment and collection types including transaction volumes are included in Appendix A. The group is not directly exposed to exchange rate movements in any currency The Group has separate receivable and payables accounts. There are same entity sweeps daily to zero balance the receivable accounts and payable accounts with funds sweeping to the main accounts for Abri and Swaythling, however there is no cash pooling or sweeping between entity accounts currently Currently Abri use the bank online portal's to obtain bank statements for most of the accounts with some being sent via email where an entity is not a party to the online banking platform.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002279-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2026 - 1 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| Lots value | £600,000 |
| Awards value | £600,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE SWAYTHLING HOUSING SOCIETY LTD (TRADING AS ABRI) |
| Locality | EASTLEIGH |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO50 6AD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Eastleigh |
| Electoral ward | Eastleigh North |
| Westminster constituency | Eastleigh |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARCLAYS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66110000 - Banking services
- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

## Release History

- 12 Jan 2026 at 13:43 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002279-2026
- 22 Sep 2025 at 15:24 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058648-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002279-2026
  12th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058648-2025
  22nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/abri/aspx/Home

## Notice URLs

- http://www.Abri.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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