Published date: 12 April 2021

Last edited date: 30 April 2021

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.


Closing: 17 May 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial analysis and accounting software package - 48440000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP577127643

Published date

12 April 2021

Closing date

17 May 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 June 2021

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NOTE: This notice was updated on 30 April 2021 for the following reason: 1 week extension of submission date(The University is looking for an experienced merchant platform provider who can securely support our business and work with our teams to resolve issues arising from fraud and mistakes made in the underlying processes. Whilst we are looking for a provider in first instance, we would like for the relationship to develop as a mutually beneficial partnership.

We expect you to be pro-active, to take ownership of resolving issues and work with us to ensure we continue to have an up to date, secure and easy to use platform, which continues to deliver value for money for the entire agreement term.

We expect you to be authorised to provide card acquiring services in the UK and be subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority. As we are PCI-DSS compliant, we expect you to demonstrate how you will assist in maintaining this compliance.
Where possible, we want you to provide 3DSecure facility for online payments.)

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Liam Blackie

Address

Sutherland Building
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK

Telephone

01912273854

Email

liam.blackie@northumbria.ac.uk