St Albans Internet Payment Software Award to ACCESS PAYSUITE LTD

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 11:56.

Opportunity overview

The Council is looking for a suitably qualified supplier who can provide internet payment services software.

Awarded to

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Access Paysuite Ltd

Matched by number

Published award value: £236.2k
Awarded: 13 Sept 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-878b551d-e882-431c-8af4-4db82e86147f-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 04595169

Classification

CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: 2601209
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48000000
Description: Software package and information systems

Tender Period

Ends: 9 Sept 2026, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 24 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 23 Sept 2029, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: South East
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/CsAa8ngp
Name: ST ALBANS CITY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL

Identifier

Legal Name: ST ALBANS CITY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/CsAa8ngp

Address

Street Address: CIVIC CENTRE
Locality: ST ALBANS
Postal Code: AL13JE
Country Name: England

Contact

Name: Nicholas Baxter
Email: procurement@stalbans.gov.uk
Telephone: 01727819306

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-04595169
Name: Access Paysuite Ltd

Identifier

Legal Name: Access Paysuite Ltd
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 04595169

Address

Street Address: The Armstrong Building, Oakwood Drive, Loughborough Science & Enterprise Park, Loughborough, LE11 3QF

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-878b551d-e882-431c-8af4-4db82e86147f-1
Status: active
Date: 14 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 10:13

Value

Amount: 236,220
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-04595169
Name: Access Paysuite Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 24 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 23 Sept 2029, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ab68997-c6a1-4215-a920-c40b0c7ddc0e ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 10:13
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · ST ALBANS · AL13JE · England
Delivery location · South East · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

1ab68997-c6a1-4215-a920-c40b0c7ddc0e-918243Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 19 Oct 2026, 10:13

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

St Albans City and District Council awarded an internet payment software requirement to ACCESS PAYSUITE LTD through a framework call-off.

Published outcome signals

Notice stageAwarded contract notice; source status completeEvidence: Process display_status is 'awarded'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; tender status is 'complete'.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-878b551d-e882-431c-8af4-4db82e86147f-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signatureUnknownEvidence: The supplied award notice records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 1ab68997-c6a1-4215-a920-c40b0c7ddc0e-918243
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-878b551d-e882-431c-8af4-4db82e86147f
First published: 19 Oct 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 11:56
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

St Albans City and District Council awarded an internet payment software requirement to ACCESS PAYSUITE LTD through a framework call-off.

Published outcome

One active award is recorded, valued at £236,220, with a stated contract period from 24 September 2026 to 23 September 2029.

Market significance

This is a public-sector software services award for delivery in the South East, procured through a selective framework call-off.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ACCESS PAYSUITE LTD

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-878b551d-e882-431c-8af4-4db82e86147f-1 · 236220 GBP · active

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The award names Access Paysuite Ltd as supplier and records £236,220. Supplier verification identifies the legal company as ACCESS PAYSUITE LTD (company number 04595169).

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice stage

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice; source status complete

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Process display_status is 'awarded'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; tender status is 'complete'.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-878b551d-e882-431c-8af4-4db82e86147f-1 has status 'active'.

Contract signature

98% confidence

Unknown

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The supplied award notice records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£236,220

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Award value is 236220 GBP; the tender value is also 236220 GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Allocated to the single recorded award and supplier

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One award is supplied, with ACCESS PAYSUITE LTD as its only listed supplier.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

9 September 2026, 17:00 BST

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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-09T17:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

14 September 2026

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Award date is 2026-09-14T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract start date

99% confidence

24 September 2026

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Award and tender contract periods specify startDate 2026-09-24T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract end date

99% confidence

23 September 2029

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Award and tender contract periods specify endDate 2029-09-23T23:59:59+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-19T10:13:57+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Internet payment services software

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The description states that the Council sought a suitably qualified supplier to provide internet payment services software.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Main procurement category is services.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems

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Tender classification is CPV 48000000.

Delivery area

98% confidence

South East, United Kingdom

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The tender item delivery address specifies the South East, United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective

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procurementMethod is 'selective'.

Route to market

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement

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procurementMethodDetails states 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information on the number of invited suppliers, bids received and evaluation results was not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated term

99% confidence

24 September 2026 to 23 September 2029

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The supplied contract period starts on 2026-09-24 and ends on 2029-09-23.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.

SME suitability flag

95% confidence

Suitable for SMEs: yes

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Tender suitability specifies sme: true.

VCSE suitability flag

95% confidence

Suitable for VCSEs: no

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Tender suitability specifies vcse: false.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial route

99% confidence

Framework call-off rather than an open procedure

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The notice specifies a selective procedure and call-off from a framework agreement.

Award structure

97% confidence

Single-supplier, single-award arrangement in the supplied data

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One award is listed and it identifies one supplier; no lots are supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-878b551d-e882-431c-8af4-4db82e86147f
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

ST ALBANS CITY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL

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The buyer party and process buyer_name identify ST ALBANS CITY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL.

Buyer location

98% confidence

St Albans, England

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Buyer address locality is ST ALBANS and country is England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

ACCESS PAYSUITE LTD (company number 04595169)

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Supplier verification status is verified by company number, with verified company name ACCESS PAYSUITE LTD and verified company number 04595169.

Supplier scale classification

93% confidence

Large

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The supplier party details list scale as large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated recompetition timing

76% confidence

Around September 2029, subject to any undisclosed extension or replacement arrangements

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The explicit end date is 23 September 2029. No extension or renewal provisions are supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier verification

99% confidence

Verified

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Supplier identity was verified by company number 04595169; verified legal name is ACCESS PAYSUITE LTD.

Published award record

96% confidence

Complete award notice data supplied

View supporting evidence

Source status is complete and the source is an Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, award rationale, extension terms and signature evidence.

View supporting evidence

These fields and documents are absent from the supplied data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature, so the analysis does not describe the contract as signed.
Information on bids, scoring, evaluation, award rationale and pricing is not supplied.
No lot titles, lot allocation or individual lot values are supplied.
No extension, renewal or termination provisions are supplied; the September 2029 recompetition timing is only an estimate based on the stated end date.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the St Albans internet payment software award?

ACCESS PAYSUITE LTD, verified by company number 04595169.

What is the recorded award value?

The single recorded award is valued at £236,220.

What procurement route was used?

The notice describes a selective call-off from a framework agreement.

When does the stated contract period end?

The stated end date is 23 September 2029.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Internet Payment Software

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Access Paysuite Ltd

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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