Official UK procurement notice
Payment Solutions 3 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Crown Commercial Service (Central government)
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Payment Solutions to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. [It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all Payment Solutions required by UK Central Government Departments.]
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCrown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Payment Solutions to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. [It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all Payment Solutions required by UK Central Government Departments.]
This is for UK government customers looking to buy goods and services using procurement cards and to disburse funds using prepaid cards and voucher solutions.
Lot 1: Procurement Cards
Lot 2: Prepaid Cards
Lot 3: Vouchers
CPV: Financial and insurance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 16 Sept 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “Payment Solutions 3” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2026, 19:47 GMT
- Authority reference
RM6383- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020158- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0503d7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
16 Apr 2025 → 16 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published16 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
- Latest notice published241 days ago5 Mar 2026, 19:47 GMT
- Tender notice expected214 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts47 days ago16 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025- Pipeline notice published16 Apr 2025, 11:36 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published8 Jul 2025, 11:20 BSTUK1
- Published value updated to £15,000,000,0008 Jul 2025, 11:20 BSTwas £12,000,000,000
- Pipeline notice published4 Dec 2025, 09:29 GMTUK1
- Published value updated to £13,500,000,0004 Dec 2025, 09:29 GMTwas £15,000,000,000
- Pipeline notice published9 Feb 2026, 10:18 GMTUK1
- Pipeline notice published5 Mar 2026, 19:47 GMTUK1
Published amendments (2)
The following changes have been made: - Description - Estimated Value
The following changes have been made: - Estimated contract start and end dates - Estimated Tender release date
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 8 Jul 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 16 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender