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Published 24 Mar 2026, 16:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Payments Platform V2 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£242,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Flywire Payments Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A unified global payments platform covering all student UK and International tuition transactions, online store purchases, print credit top ups, library fees, subsidiary company payments, agent platform, with existing direct integrations to student record systems and online registration.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
48442000 Financial systems software package

Procedure 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Mar 2026, 16:35 GMT
Last source update
8 May 2026, 12:57 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042480
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06732e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

The grounds for direct award is that other suppliers will not have access to the source code of their software and so would be unable to provide error corrections or updates to the software.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Apr 2026 → 8 May 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends207 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published171 days ago
    8 May 2026, 12:57 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    24 Mar 2026, 16:35 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Mar 2026, 16:39 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    8 May 2026, 12:57 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £242,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Flywire Payments Ltd8 Apr 2026 – 8 Apr 2031£242,0003 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Flywire Payments Ltd

    Signed
    1 May 2026
    Value
    £242,000
    Period
    1 May 2026 – 1 May 2031
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract value is below £5 million.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FLYWIRE PAYMENTS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07677601GB-PPON: PRCB-4568-DYLW 6th Floor 9 Appold Street, London, London, EC2A 2APContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender