Official UK procurement notice
PROVISION OF A GLOBAL OUTBOUND PAYMENT SOLUTION INCLUSIVE OF THE DESIGN, TESTING, HOSTING AND MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUniversity of Strathclyde required an automated payment mechanism capable of integrating with Unit4 Business World On to make global outbound payments to multiple countries in multiple currencies
- Recurrence: contract is up for renewal three years after start date. However the contract has two options of up to 12 month extensions to the latest renewal may be 5 years from start date.
CPV: Banking services · International payment transfer services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1University of Strathclyde was seeking a supplier to provide a Global Outbound Payment…AwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
University of Strathclyde was seeking a supplier to provide a Global Outbound Payment Solution. The supplier is required to provide a comprehensive global outbound payment solution capable of integrating with Unit4 Business World On to University of Strathclyde to facilitate the transfer and accounting for all payments to our global suppliers including sundry suppliers. Currently approximately 2800 GBP and currency transactions equating to approximately 10 million are incurred annually across around 45 different currencies. The solution offered has the ability to integrate and take data feed from Unit4 Business World On.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
The supplier must be accredited with Cyber Essentials (+) OR ISO27001
The supplier will be Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)regulated
- Economic & financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
4B1.2
4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3
Minimum: 4B1.2 Bidders are required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 140,000.00 GBP for the last 2 years. 4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3 It is a requirement of this contract that bidder holds employer’s liability insurance and public liability insurance in the sum of not less than 10,0… - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2
Minimum: 4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in par II.2.4 of the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. Please provide three (3) examples of experien…
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · contract is up for renewal three years after start date. However the contract has two options of up to 12 month extensions to the latest renewal may be 5 years from start date.
- First published
- 10 Oct 2024, 15:27 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
UOS-28834-2024- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076695- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a7b0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:816647)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Nov 2024 → 25 Nov 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published332 days ago25 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Nov 2025, 09:06 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convera UK Limited | £425,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 076695-2025-UOS-28834-2025-1 · Convera UK Limited
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2025
- Value
- £425,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Convera UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.