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Payment Acceptance

Authority: General Dental Council

Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV: Banking services (66110000)
Published contract value£652,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 30 Apr 2027
Awarded to Global Payments
Contract starts 1 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The General Dental Council (GDC) has awarded a contract for Payment Acceptance Services to support its operations. Payment Acceptance is critical in enabling dental professionals to efficiently pay their Annual Retention Fees (ARF) and Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) fees.

The procurement was conducted under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework Payment Acceptance 2 (RM6325), Lot 1 - Payment Acceptance Services. The contract will commence in March 2025 and has an initial term of two years, with the option to extend for up to an additional two years, subject to performance and operational requirements.

Published procurement details

Framework cited in notice
Payment Acceptance 2 · RM6325
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference
GDC-2024-012
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Additional classifications 1: Reference
66133000
Additional classifications 1: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 1: Description
Processing and clearing services
Additional classifications 2: Reference
66170000
Additional classifications 2: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 2: Description
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
West Midlands, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Notice published
    24 May 2024
  2. Award decision
    23 Oct 2024
  3. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2025
  4. Contract ends
    30 Apr 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • General Dental CouncilContracting authority 1 Colmore Square, Birmingham, B4 6AJ, EnglandContact name, email, phone
    Identifier
    sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/GmAU8MMB · GB-SRS

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Global PaymentsSupplier Granite House Granite Way, Syston, Leicester, United Kingdom, LE7 1PL
    Identifier
    OC337146 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Other published details

Milestones 1: Reference
1
Milestones 1: Type
engagement
Milestones 1: Title
Engagement end date
Milestones 1: Due Date
Title
Early Market Engagement for Payment Acceptance Services

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-8043d3fc-b128-412d-b55e-1403d752d53d-2024-12-09T09:04:04Z
Published
24 May 2024
Latest update
9 Dec 2024
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-8043d3fc-b128-412d-b55e-1403d752d53d
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-8043d3fc-b128-412d-b55e-1403d752d53d-1