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title: "Banking & Card Acquiring Services"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-102356"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES"
published: "2022-02-22"
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# Banking & Card Acquiring Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-102356

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## Summary

The University of South Wales is conducting a tender for Banking & Card Acquiring Services, primarily targeted at the education sector in the UK. The procurement process is currently complete and involves multiple educational institutions, including the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Merthyr Tydfil College, located in Pontypridd, Cardiff, and Merthyr Tydfil respectively. The open procurement method enabled various suppliers to submit bids, while key dates included a final submission deadline on 22nd July 2020. The tender was structured into two lots: one for comprehensive banking services and the other for card acquiring services.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the financial services sector, particularly those specialising in banking, payment processing, and providing tailored corporate support for educational institutions. Companies with a strong operational capability in maintaining banking relationships, managing transactions, and offering dedicated account management would be particularly well-suited to compete. It also encourages collaboration with educational entities, fostering growth opportunities through partnerships aimed at meeting evolving market demands.

## Notice

Tenders are being invited for the provision of day to day Banking and Card Acquiring services. The Group is seeking to develop efficient and cost-effective arrangements which will be capable of meeting future market and technological changes, and which will meet, and often exceed, user expectations. It is looking for a relationship with organisations in which it can be confident will fulfil all the Group's current and future requirements. It is important that any potential partner can add value through an effective dedicated corporate support team backed up by a proactive education sector specialist Relationship Director and/or Manager.

### Lot Information

Delivery of a comprehensive banking service for the USW Group.

Tenders are being invited for the provision of day to day Banking and Card Acquiring services. The Group is seeking to develop efficient and cost-effective arrangements which will be capable of meeting future market and technological changes, and which will meet, and often exceed, user expectations. It is looking for a relationship with organisations in which it can be confident will fulfil all the Group's current and future requirements. It is important that any potential partner can add value through an effective dedicated corporate support team backed up by a proactive education sector specialist Relationship Director and/or Manager. The following legal entities are involved in this tender: University of South Wales Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Merthyr Tydfil College University of South Wales Commercial Services Limited This tender is divided into two Lots and tenders can be submitted for one or more Lots. Delivery of a comprehensive banking service for the Group including the maintenance of bank accounts, handling of paper/BACS/Chaps/Faster payments, cash processing and other activities associated with University banking business.

Provision of Card Acquiring services to the USW Group.

Tenders are being invited for the provision of day to day Banking and Card Acquiring services. The Group is seeking to develop efficient and cost-effective arrangements which will be capable of meeting future market and technological changes, and which will meet, and often exceed, user expectations. It is looking for a relationship with organisations in which it can be confident will fulfil all the Group's current and future requirements. It is important that any potential partner can add value through an effective dedicated corporate support team backed up by a proactive education sector specialist Relationship Director and/or Manager. The following legal entities are involved in this tender: University of South Wales Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Merthyr Tydfil College University of South Wales Commercial Services Limited This tender is divided into two Lots and tenders can be submitted for one or more Lots. Provision of Card Acquiring services to the Group for processing, authorisation and settlement of the Group's debit and credit transactions via all payment channels including: customer present (Chip and PIN), e-commerce and customer not present (Mail Order / Telephone Order).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=102356 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 2021 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES |
| Additional buyers | MERTHYR TYDFIL COLLEGE; ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA |
| Locality | PONTYPRIDD |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF37 1DL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Electoral ward | Cyfarthfa |
| Westminster constituency | Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare |
| Delivery location | TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GLOBAL PAYMENTS; HSBC UK BANK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66100000 - Banking and investment services
- 66110000 - Banking services
- 66120000 - Investment banking services and related services
- 66150000 - Financial markets administration services
- 66151000 - Financial market operational services
- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

## Release History

- 22 Feb 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=102356

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB389793
  Banking & Card Acquiring Services - Tenders are being invited for the provision of day to day Banking and Card Acquiring services. The Group is seeking to develop efficient and cost-effective arrangements which will be capable of meeting future market and technological changes, and which will meet, and often exceed, user expectations. It is looking for a relationship with organisations in which it can be confident will fulfil all the Group's current and future requirements. It is important that any potential partner can add value through an effective dedicated corporate support team backed up by a proactive education sector specialist Relationship Director and/or Manager.

## Notice URLs

- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-102356
- https://www.southwales.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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