Official UK procurement notice
Electronic Payment Services 2027-2031
Authority: Northern Housing Consortium Ltd (Public body)
Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) is establishing a Framework Agreement for the provision of Electronic Payment Services (EPS) for use by NHC Members and other eligible public sector organisations. The Framework will provide access to a range of electronic payment and associated services, including customer payment cards, barcodes, credit and debit card payment services, Direct Debits, online payment services, management information platforms, disbursement services, Pay by Bank/Open Banking payment services, and software, payment orchestration and agent-assisted payment platforms. Suppliers appointed to the Framework will be required to meet the relevant technical, regulatory, security and service requirements applicable to the services they provide.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthern Housing Consortium (NHC) is establishing a Framework Agreement for the provision of Electronic Payment Services (EPS) for use by NHC Members and other eligible public sector organisations.
The Framework will provide access to a range of electronic payment and associated services, including customer payment cards, barcodes, credit and debit card payment services, Direct Debits, online payment services, management information platforms, disbursement services, Pay by Bank/Open Banking payment services, and software, payment orchestration and agent-assisted payment platforms.
The Framework is intended to provide Members with secure, efficient and flexible payment solutions that support the collection, processing, management and disbursement of payments through a range of payment channels and technologies.
Suppliers appointed to the Framework will be required to meet the relevant technical, regulatory, security and service requirements applicable to the services they provide. The Framework will enable eligible organisations to award Call-Off Contracts in accordance with the award procedures set out in the Framework Agreement and procurement documents.
CPV: Banking services · Financial and insurance services · Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
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How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Aug 2027
- Buyer regions
- UK
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
2% of call-off value · Suppliers will be charged maximum upto 2% of the awarded contract value. The Consortium reserves the right to lower this on a case by case based on the value or strategic importance of the contract.
Who may buy through it
The framework will be available for use by all current and future members of the Northern Housing Consortium. For who can become members of the NHC and access the framework visit nhcprocurement.org.uk/who-can-access-our-s… ↗. Teckal Companies and any subsidiary companies wholly owned by those members are included.
Published description of the framework
The Framework will provide eligible NHC Members with access to appointed Supply Partners across the Electronic Payment Services service areas. Call-Off Contracts may be awarded through the award procedures set out in the Framework Agreement, including Direct Award or Further Competition, as applicable to the Member's requirements.
A Direct Award may be made where the Member's requirements can be objectively met by a particular Supply Partner in accordance with the objective selection mechanism specified in the Framework Agreement. Where more than one Supply Partner is capable of meeting the Member's requirements, the Member may undertake a Further Competition between the relevant Supply Partners. Further Competitions may assess quality and price criteria appropriate and proportionate to the specific requirement.
Framework pricing will be established through the pricing submitted by Supply Partners at tender stage in accordance with the Pricing Schedule and Pricing Instructions. Depending on the service being provided, pricing may include transaction charges, management fees, RRP and percentage discounts, subscription/licence charges, implementation costs and other pricing mechanisms specified within the Framework pricing documentation. At Call-Off, pricing will be determined in accordance with the Framework pricing provisions and the Member's specific service requirements.
Only Supply Partners appointed to the Framework and capable of providing the relevant services will be eligible for consideration for a Call-Off Contract. The detailed award procedures, selection mechanisms and pricing provisions are set out in the Framework Agreement and associated procurement documents.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£130,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
information available in the Tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Information available in the tender documents
What it takes to wini
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
- Ongoing Customer Service: Bidders must achieve
- Crisis Customer Service: Bidders must achieve
- Business Continuity: Bidders must achieve
- Implementation and Integration: Bidders must achieve
- Coverage: Bidders must achieve
- Future Proofing: Bidders must achieve
- Pricing: Bidders submit pric
- Economic & financial standing
information available in the Tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Information available in the tender documents
- “Electronic Payment Services 2027-2031” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Northern Housing Consortium Ltd buys Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services (CPV 6617), and who usually turns up
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services (CPV 6617) →
How the contest usually goes
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1 bid18% / 3%
2–34% / 5%
4–621% / 15%
7+57% / 77%
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Lot #1CPV 66Published estimate£130m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 66. The comparison uses that group.
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1 bid10%
2–320%
4–629%
7+41%
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About this data
- Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- The framework will be available for use by all current and future members of the Northern Housing Consortium. For who can become members of the NHC and access the framework visit https://nhcprocurement.org.uk/who-can-access-our-solutions/. Teckal Companies and any subsidiary companies wholly owned by those members are included.
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2026, 14:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2026, 14:10 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Apr 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-108046- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bbc4Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Delta eSourcing- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 27 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 2% of call-off value · Suppliers will be charged maximum upto 2% of the awarded contract value. The Consortium reserves the right to lower this on a case by case based on the value or strategic importance of the contract.
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Timeline
13 Nov 2026 → 1 Aug 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1h ago13 Nov 2026, 14:10 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 62 days15 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 74 days · period end, not a bid countdown27 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 161 days23 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 260 days1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Nov 2026, 14:10 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender