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title: "2025-TR-0033 Overseas Payment Provider"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05eb56"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LTD"
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# 2025-TR-0033 Overseas Payment Provider

Buyer: STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LTD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05eb56

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## Summary

The Student Loans Company Ltd, a public authority and central government entity based in Darlington, UK, has issued an open competition tender for the provision of international payment transfer services. The contract, titled "2025-TR-0033 Overseas Payment Provider," requires a supplier capable of facilitating low-cost foreign currency repayments for overseas customers, which are then converted and sent to the SLC in sterling. The tender is valued at approximately £2,310,000 with a gross value of £2,772,000 and is focused on the services sector, particularly international payment transfer services. The procurement stage is currently active, with the submission deadline set for 9th January 2026. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st July 2026 and potentially extend up to 30th June 2033 if renewal options are utilised.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial services, particularly those with expertise in international payments and currency conversions. Companies that can demonstrate robust customer information management, integration capabilities, and high standards of cyber security are well-suited to compete. The SLC seeks to engage a provider who can ensure efficient and secure repayment processing for UK students residing abroad. This contract provides a platform for financial service providers to expand their footprint in public sector procurement, leveraging their technical and operational competencies to support the Student Loans Company’s mission.

## Notice

The Student Loans Company (SLC)is a non-profit making government owned organisation that administers loans and grants to students in colleges and universities in the UK. We have 9.7 million customers, manage a loan book worth PS260.8bn and manage the full end to end "apply, assess, pay and repay "process. SLC is seeking a supplier to provide a repayment service for SLC customers, who live abroad ,that allows them to make low-cost repayments in the foreign currency of their choosing and for this to be quickly repaid to SLC in sterling. The service must capture all customer contact information and SLC customer reference number, these details to be captured for every transaction made and sent onto SLC to allow SLC to quickly identify the customer account to be credited. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-International-payment-transfer-services./84264F5ZB5 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/84264F5ZB5

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The period of the contract is five years with the option for two further 12 month extension periods, dependant on satisfactory service delivery and the continuing need for the services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078224-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,310,000 |
| Lots value | £2,310,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LTD |
| Locality | DARLINGTON |
| Post town | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL1 1RW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Electoral ward | Red Hall & Lingfield |
| Westminster constituency | Darlington |
| Delivery location | TLC13 Darlington, TLL Wales, TLM8 West Central Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66115000 - International payment transfer services

## Release History

- 28 Nov 2025 at 16:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078224-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078224-2025
  28th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/84264F5ZB5
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-International-payment-transfer-services./84264F5ZB5
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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