Electronic Payment Solution for Fees and Online Shop

Official notice

Authority: University of the West of Scotland (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£210,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Flywire Payments Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of an electronic payment platform for fee payment and online shop payments

CPV: International payment transfer services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

Justification for selected award procedure:

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive

Explanation:

Due to technical limitations associated with the design and development of the platform in the UWS environment, it is UWS’ belief that at the current time that only one supplier can meet the requirements. Given that UWS is upgrading a number of core systems at this time, it is determined that the critical nature of the customer-facing fee payment and online retail solutions should be retained as the other vital upgrades progress, any change in the service provision and is highly likely to (i) cause a significant amount of disruption; (ii) incur significant additional cost for UWS, and (iii) negatively stretch timelines for project delivery. As such, UWS is publishing this voluntary ex-ante notice on Public Contracts Scotland to ensure compliance with procurement regulations and the continuance of its electronic payments service for the next 12 months. This contract is for the 1-year renewal of UWS' electronic payments system, used for payment of student fees and supporting online shop payments. This will retain the existing system and although UWS is only looking for 1-year, the agreement is for 3-years with a 'no-penalty' break clause at 1-year, which is determined to offer UWS best value for money as to award a 1-year agreement only would cost a significantly higher amount.

Delivery: UK · Paisley, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Borders, London

66115000 International payment transfer services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Aug 2026, 16:21 BST
Last source update: 3 Aug 2026, 16:21 BST
Authority reference: UWS-2026-218
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-073353
Classification (CPV): International payment transfer services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06da51 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Due to technical limitations associated with the design and development of the platform in the UWS environment, it is UWS’ belief that at the current time that only one supplier can meet the requirements. Given that UWS is upgrading a number of core systems at this time, it is determined that the critical nature of the customer-facing fee payment and online retail solutions should be retained as the other vital upgrades progress, any change in the service provision and is highly likely to (i) cause a significant amount of disruption; (ii) incur significant additional cost for UWS, and (iii) negatively stretch timelines for project delivery. As such, UWS is publishing this voluntary ex-ante notice on Public Contracts Scotland to ensure compliance with procurement regulations and the continuance of its electronic payments service for the next 12 months. This contract is for the 1-year renewal of UWS' electronic payments system, used for payment of student fees and supporting online shop payments. This will retain the existing system and although UWS is only looking for 1-year, the agreement is for 3-years with a 'no-penalty' break clause at 1-year, which is determined to offer UWS best value for money as to award a 1-year agreement only would cost a significantly higher amount.

Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=839126. (SC Ref:839126)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £210,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Flywire Payments Ltd	£210,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 073353-2026-UWS-2026-218-1 · Flywire Payments Ltd
Signed
27 Jul 2026
Value
£210,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of the West of Scotland

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation High Street, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 2BEContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Paisley Sheriff CourtReview body PaisleyContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Flywire Payments LtdAwarded supplier 45 Folgate Street, 4th Floor, London, UK, E1 6GLContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.