Published date: 19 February 2025

Last edited date: 12 March 2025

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: 19 March 2025, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

E18QS

Value of contract

£49,212,000

Procurement reference

WP2236

Published date

19 February 2025

Closing date

19 March 2025

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

8 July 2025

Contract end date

7 July 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Government Digital Service (GDS), currently part of Cabinet Office is seeking a payment service provider to underpin the GOV.UK Pay platform, specifically for processing credit and debit card payments and pay by bank (open banking) payments made by end users to services operated by local government, police, the armed forces and some other public sector organisations. GDS is therefore undertaking this procurement as a central purchasing body using the negotiated procedure in accordance with regulation 37 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

Background Information

GOV.UK Pay ('Pay') is a digital payments platform, developed and run by GDS. Pay is a payments product, providing a quick and easy way for the public to make payments for services online and via telephone.

Pay currently supports central government, local authority, police forces and NHS teams to take payments for their services digitally. It automates financial processes and reduces the administration burden on teams, saving time and money that can be reinvested in important public services.

The platform has processed over 94 million transactions since September 2016, with a total value of £6 billion GBP. Services using GOV.UK Pay include HM Passport Office's Apply for a passport.

Pay is a common tool that is built once and used many times by more than 1,000 different public sector services, saving the public sector time, money and reducing duplication of effort. It also offers a consistent, trusted and accessible user experience making it quick and easy for citizens to pay for public sector services. Pay has achieved significant realised benefits, saving public sector money.

Whilst the current contract handles only 17% of payments currently going through GOV.UK Pay it is used by more than 70% of all our services currently taking a payment and is the only option available which enables teams to start taking payments within one working day.

Opportunity Details

The Contracting Authority, Cabinet Office, intends to partner with a successful supplier chosen by means of a Competitive Negotiated Procedure. The services are described in Attachment 3, Statement of Requirements.

The contract will be for an initial 36 month period from early July 2025 - July 2028, with 2 x 12 month extension options.

The Contract values represent an estimated maximum value with no commitment to spend and no guarantee of any volumes of usage under the contract.

The Contract will be between the successful Supplier and the Contracting Authority.

The Contract is being offered under HMG's 'The Mid-Tier Contract' as adapted for this procurement and attached as part of the Bid Pack, which will govern any resultant Contract.

The Contracting Authority is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The Contracting Authority is seeking proposals for a partner supplier. The full specification is in Attachment 3 (Statement of Requirements).

More information

Attachments

Additional text

All clarification questions and bids should be emailed to gds-digital-buyer@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk, referencing WP2236 'Clarification' or WP2236 'Bid' in the email Subject.

About the buyer

Contact name

Commercial Team

Address

10 Whitechapel High St,
London
E1 8QS
England

Email

gds-digital-buyer@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk