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Published 30 Jul 2026, 14:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electronic Payment System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Midland Heart (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £333k / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Introduction

Midland Heart (MH) is seeking one experienced and capable contractor to deliver an Electronic Payment System Service

Background

Historically, customers have accessed electronic payment services by cheque, accessing pay points, phone calls to MH or the payment provider and via the Midland Heart App. Due to the changing nature of enhanced technology, MH want to be able to offer customers’ increasingly simple and secure ways to make payment.

Midland Heart is fully PCI compliant and will be seeking solutions that will enable MH to maintain PCI compliance.

  • Not divided into lots: Reduced Scope and therefore less favourable contract for prospective bidders therefore in order to ensure we maximise value from this contract we have removed lots.

CPV: Banking services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1,000,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK, West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Two optional extensions of 12 months.

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Commercial Response: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial Response: Evaluation of the bidders Pricing Schedule response
  • Quality: Response to Quality Questions
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Jul 2026, 14:51 BST
Last source update
30 Jul 2026, 14:51 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 31 Oct 2026
Authority reference
C0213
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072260
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Banking services
Delivery area
UKWest Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d7cf Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please submit your response via the Atamis Supplier Portal. eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com ↗

Timeline

30 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published88 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 14:51 BST
  2. Clarification questions by63 days ago
    24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline56 days ago
    31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 4 days
    31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 4 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 14:51 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Midland Heart

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PPMZ-2234-VXBJ 20 Bath Row, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1LZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender