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title: "Bottomline PTX Licences"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e6f9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Coventry University"
published: "2026-08-18"
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# Bottomline PTX Licences

Buyer: Coventry University  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e6f9

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## Summary

Coventry University procured Bottomline PTX licences, a software package and information systems service used to support essential payment operations. The service enables the university to pay staff wages and invoices, making it business critical to the organisation. The buying organisation is Coventry University, based in Coventry. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The requirement is for goods in the form of software licensing rather than construction, facilities management or consultancy. Suppliers assessing comparable future requirements should focus on payment, invoicing or related enterprise software that supports dependable institutional finance operations and can be used across a university environment. The named supplier is Bottomline Technologies, a large organisation based in Reading.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Bottomline Technologies. Coventry University used a direct award procedure described as below threshold and without competition. The tender stated that the cost and time of changing provider outweighed any savings from competition, and that the contract value was below the UK Government threshold requiring a competitive exercise. The award is active and covers one lot. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026, with a period from 6 August 2026 to 5 August 2027. Its value is £30,093.68 excluding VAT, or £36,112.42 including VAT. The award date is not separately recorded. Evaluation was therefore not conducted through competing bids; the stated business-critical rationale supported the direct procurement.

This award indicates recurring demand from Coventry University for payment and invoicing software that is sufficiently critical to support staff pay and supplier payments. A credible future competitor would need to provide reliable PTX or comparable enterprise payment functionality, maintain continuity for essential financial transactions, and demonstrate that its service can support a university’s operational needs. The incumbent’s scale suggests that the buyer accepted a large specialist technology supplier for this requirement, so competing providers would need the capacity, resilience and implementation support expected for business-critical finance software. Relevant experience in payment processing, invoice management and integration with institutional finance systems would strengthen a supplier’s position. The requirement is narrower than general software supply: capability should centre on dependable payment operations.

## Notice

Coventry University would be unable to make payment of staff wages or invoices without this service. It is a business critical service. The cost and time of change outweighs any savings that can be generated from a competitive procurement exercise. The value of the contract is below the UK Government threshold at which a competitive procurement exercise is required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078728-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 6 Aug 2026 - 5 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,093 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Coventry University |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Postcode area | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 5FB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Bottomline Technologies |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 17:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078728-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078728-2026
  18th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.coventry.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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