Published date: 11 September 2018

This notice was replaced on 12 July 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 12 July 2019)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services - 66172000

Location of contract

BS1 5DS

Value of contract

£4,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_166998/689506

Published date

11 September 2018

Closing date

8 October 2018

Contract start date

1 February 2019

Contract end date

31 January 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University is seeking a provider of merchant services for processing, authorisation and settlement of the University's debit and credit transactions via all payment channels including: customer present (Chip and PIN/contactless payments), customer not present (mail order / telephone order) and online (e-commerce).

The successful Supplier will be expected to provide a high level availability of the service and add value through an effective support.

More information

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Additional text

The initial contract period will be for 5 years with an option to extend for a maximum of a further 2 years. The contract period indicated in Section 1 does not include the extension period..

About the buyer

Contact name

Martyn Dean

Address

Augistine's Court
Bristol
BS1 5DS
England

Email

martyn.dean@bristol.ac.uk