Official UK procurement notice
FINANCE PAYMENT SOLUTION (Phase 2)
Authority: Kingston University Higher Education Corporation (Education)
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submission deadline Not published
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKingston University requires a comprehensive and integrated payments solution to streamline its financial operations and enhance the student experience.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 0001Awarded
30211300 Computer platforms66115000 International payment transfer services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Jul 2025, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2025, 14:37 BST
- Authority reference
CPU-23-KU-ST-887-TE-2025- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055e8c
- Why no open competition
- Prototypes Development; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
- This is a comprehensive and integrated payments solution which is being used to streamline the University's financial operations and enhance the student experience. The platform seamlessly integrates with the existing Unit4 ERP finance system, offering a wide array of payment options and robust functionality. The platform also provides consolidated domestic and international payment processing.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flywire Payments Ltd1 Aug 2025 — 1 May 2030 | £245,100 | 17 Jul 2025 | CancelledContract already signed under PCR2015 |
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2025- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published17 Jul 2025, 14:37 BSTUK12
- Status changed17 Jul 2025, 14:37 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Jul 2025, 14:37 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Jul 2025, 14:37 BST
- Transparency notice published14 Jul 2025, 13:01 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Flywire Payments LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender