Official UK procurement notice
Flywire Student Financial Software Solution
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University currently contracts with Flywire for its online credit/debit card payment processing. The University is looking to implement Flywire's Student Financial Software (SFS) Solution which will integrate with Unit 4 ERP. This will enable Kent to be able to offer students on-line visibility of their student account through Flywire. Students will also be able to set up and manage payment plans in one portal and access their full payment history. Flywire do not charge a fee for implementing the solution and provide free ongoing support. There is an annual SaaS fee of £60,000 including VAT. The University currently has a 5 year agreement with a 1 year break clause and the SFS solution will be an addendum to the existing contract.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 14:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2026, 14:42 GMT
- Authority reference
26-006- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017997- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e6eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-
(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and
(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 10 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published241 days ago27 Feb 2026, 14:42 GMT
- Standstill ends230 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published27 Feb 2026, 14:20 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2026, 14:42 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flywire Payments Ltd11 Mar 2026 – 31 Jul 2030 | £300,000 inc. VAT | 16 Jan 2026standstill to 10 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FLYWIRE PAYMENTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender