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Published 26 Mar 2024, 15:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SU95(24) Payment Gateway and E-Store

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£340,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University has chosen to divide this tender exercise into the following sections:

Payment Gateway for authorisation through to the chosen merchant services provider for debit and credit card transactions via all payment channels. It is important that the needs of the University can be met while future proofing by giving the ability to improve the current range of payment types available.

Payment gateway should meet all the card scheme requirements for card payments and offer alternative payment methods. The solution should include reporting option, with the ability to cover payment optimisation and fraud protection options. The payment gateway should have the ability to connect to the merchant acquirer (Lloyds Cardnet) and the Payment Service Provider (Global Payments E-Commerce). It is also worth noting that the University currently uses Convera for accepting student payments.

E-Store for online sales from the chosen sale routes by the University. Giving the ability to connect to the merchant acquirer (Lloyds Cardnet) and Payment Service Provider (Global Payments E-Commerce). The E-Store will be used to make sales of various products including events and short courses

The full contract term shall be two years with possible extensions of a further two years (1+1), subject to performance and agreement between the parties.

CPV: Educational software package · Gateway software package · Point of sale (POS) software package · Transaction server software package · Transaction-processing software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Mar 2024, 15:54 GMT
Last source update
26 Mar 2024, 15:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
SU95(24)
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-009867
Classification (CPV)
Educational software packageGateway software packagePoint of sale (POS) software packageTransaction server software packageTransaction-processing software development services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044d1a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140255 (WA Ref:140255) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Submission deadline
30 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Mar 2024 → 30 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 Mar 2024, 15:54 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    30 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    30 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria