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Digital Payments and Associated Data Services

Buyer: Government Commercial Agency →

BuyerGovernment Commercial Agency
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£1,200,000,000
Published19 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Crown Commercial Service (CCS), as the Authority is intending to put in place a collaborative agreement, designed to deliver a Digital Payments & Associated Data Services framework, accessible to all of the Public Sector. This forthcoming framework which aims to drive Payments and Financial Data innovation, is intended to simplify, accelerate, and enhance access to solutions. It will provide a compliant procurement route to market that delivers value and innovation, moving towards a future where financial data provides actionable intelligence. The procurement of this framework will be let under the new Procurement Act 2023 Regulations and will be designed to cover a broad spectrum of Digital Payments and Associated Data Services, including: ● Digital Payment Management: Handling the processing and administration of both incoming and outgoing digital payments. ● High-Volume Transaction Capabilities: Facilitating the execution of large-scale, bulk payment types ● Enhanced Security and Data Insights: Using financial data to provide operational transparency, minimise processing errors, and effectively reduce fraud. To inform the design and development of this new framework, CCS will conduct extensive market consultation and engagement, commencing in March 2026 and running through to September 2026. This period of consultation is designed to: ● Gather insights from Industry Experts, Buyers and Suppliers, to shape the final procurement strategy. ● Discuss and validate the potential requirements for the resulting framework. ● Provide a platform for prospective bidders to share expertise to help deliver a framework that is relative to the market. The engagement will be structured into numerous phases, focusing on key areas: ● Payment Acceptance & Gateway Services ● Open Banking Services (Payment Initiation, CVRP & Confirmation of Payee) ● Bulk & Recurring Payment Fulfillment (BACS, Direct Debit/Credit, Faster Payments) ● Payment Orchestration and Alternative Financial Innovation

Categories

Financial and insurance services 66000000Financial analysis and accounting software development services 72212440

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2027 to 31 Aug 2031
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Financial and insurance services, Financial analysis and accounting software development servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 66. The category anchor is Financial and insurance services (66000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 662,7583 median · 17.2 average (1,185 of 2,758 with a bid count)2.5 average (1,317 of 2,758 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer10Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)30Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
CCS will conduct a webinar providing further detail, followed by multi-stage market engagement from March 2026 through September 2026. Engagement will be with both Buyers and Suppliers and will be categorised into four stages: 1. Stage 1: Payment Acceptance & Gateway Services. 2. Stage 2: Open Banking Services (Payment Initiation, Account Information, and Confirmation of Payee). 3. Stage 3: Bulk & Recurring Payment fulfillment. 4. Stage 4: Payment Orchestration and Alternative Financial Innovation. How to Participate: Action: Using the template below, please email your expression of interest to: digitalpayments@crowncommercial.gov.uk The deadline for expressions of interest will be no later than Thursday 12th March 2026. Timeline: Market engagement sessions are scheduled to commence from April 2026. Expressions of Interest Template: I am writing to formally express [Company Name/ Buyers Name]'s interest in participating in the upcoming market engagement sessions for the Digital Payments & Associated Data Services framework. We understand that CCS is seeking to drive innovation through this new agreement, and we are keen to contribute our expertise to the consultation process. Based on our capabilities, we would like to register our attendance for the following stages: ● [Delete as appropriate: Stage 1: Payment Acceptance & Gateway Services] ● [Delete as appropriate: Stage 2: Open Banking Services] ● [Delete as appropriate: Stage 3: Bulk & Recurring Payment Fulfillment] ● [Delete as appropriate: Stage 4: Payment Orchestration and Alternative Financial Innovation] Primary Contact Details: ● Name: [Name of Attendee/Lead] ● Job Title: [Job Title] ● Email: [Email Address] ● Phone: [Phone Number] We look forward to receiving further details regarding the session dates and agendas. Yours sincerely, [Your Name] [Your Job Title] [Company Name]engagement1 Sept 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05fe70
Latest release ID025033-2026
Latest release timestampThu Mar 19 2026 10:48:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£1,200,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
19 Mar 2026planningUpdate025033-2026
16 Mar 2026planningUpdate023562-2026
25 Feb 2026planningUpdate016815-2026
19 Feb 2026planning015352-2026
18 Feb 2026planningUpdate015006-2026
31 Dec 2025planning086528-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (6 releases)
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19 Feb 2026 · 015352-2026 · planning
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18 Feb 2026 · 015006-2026 · planningUpdate
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31 Dec 2025 · 086528-2025 · planning
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