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Published 26 Jun 2023, 14:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of E-Payment Platform inclusive of Design, Testing, Hosting & Management Including Fraud and Debt Management Solution

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,100,000total for 2 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 May 2024awarded 29 Jul 2024
Awarded to Flywire Payments Ltd

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The University of Strathclyde requires a mechanism to provide students and commercial customers with online payment facilities to allow payments to be made to the university using Credit/Debit Cards, Recurring Card Payments Direct Debit, Open Banking, Cross Border Banking and any other alternative payment methods, in respect of but not limited to tuition fees, accommodation fees, other outstanding student fees, commercial sales invoices, library fees, Sports Centre memberships and charges, conference and event booking and print services for an estimated 42,000 transactions per annum of an estimated value of 35,000,000 GBP

  • Recurrence: April 2029

CPV: Banking services · Industry specific software development services · International payment transfer services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · 1 with a published value
Lot #1Commercial Payments and Online Shop Facility Inclusive of the Design, Testing, Hosting and Management of ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,100,000
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The contracting authority exercises the right to extend this contract by two periods of up to 12-months. The extension will be utilised at the sole discretion of the contracting authority.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Student Payments Inclusive of the Design, Testing, Hosting and Management of Services Including Fraud and Debt Management SolutionsPlannedLot estimate not published

University of Strathclyde requires a mechanism to provide students with an online payment facility to allow payments to be made to the University using Credit/Debit Cards, Open Banking and any other alternative payment methods in respect of Tuition Fees, Accommodation Fees, Library Fees and other ad hoc student charges. As well as the payment facility, the University of Strathclyde also require the supplier to provide a comprehensive debt management / AR collection system to assist the Finance team with collection of outstanding student fees.

Delivery: Scotland

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation2
  • 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 200,000.00 GBP for the last 2 years. 4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders can hold or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the ty…
  • 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…
What this means for your bid
  • 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 · April 2029
First published
26 Jun 2023, 14:52 BST
Last source update
20 Aug 2024, 12:56 BST
Award evaluation window
6 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
UOS-28924-2023
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026461
Classification (CPV)
Banking servicesIndustry specific software development servicesInternational payment transfer services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dc88 Find a Tender

Publisher note: City of Glasgow College (CGC) reserves the right to join the resulting contract as a Contracting Authority, as per the contract notice. CGCs usage is estimated at approximately 20% of the University of Strathclyde, however this figure may fluctuate. Award will be made separately at institution level. (SC Ref:775692)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Oct 2023 → 20 Aug 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    20 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    20 Aug 2024, 12:56 BST

Notice history

5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Apr 2024
  1. Published value published: £1,100,000
    4 Apr 2024, 16:11 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    4 Apr 2024, 16:11 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    4 Apr 2024, 16:11 BST
  4. Deadline published: 6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
    4 Apr 2024, 16:11 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    20 Aug 2024, 12:56 BST
Published amendments (2)

Ammendment to Turnover 4B1.2 / Change of Tender Closing IV.2.2 Bidders please note amendments to the following: Amendment to Turnover 4B1.2 currently stated as 200,000 GBP in error and should be 2,000,000 GBP Tender Closing Dates Stated as 6th May but is extended to 9th May

III.1.2 Economic and Financial Standing - Amended Insurance Requirements III.1.2 Economic and Financial Standing Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP Public and Product Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 2,000,000 GBP AMMENDED TO Employer’s Liability Insurance = 10,000,000.00 GBP Public Liability Insurance = 10,000,000.00 GBP Prof…

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2024-04: 1 release · 4 Apr 2024
  • 2023-06: 1 release · 26 Jun 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,012,0501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2024

Contracts

  • Contract 026461-2024-UOS-28944-2023-1 · Flywire Payments Ltd

    Signed
    29 Jul 2024
    Value
    £1,012,050
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Commercial Payments and Online Shop Facility Inclusive of the Design, Testing, Hosting and Management of Services1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1QEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.