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T1121 - Card Acquiring Services 2025

University of Essex · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:21.

Opportunity overview

This pre market engagement is to scope potential suppliers interest for the provision of Merchant Services for processing, authorisation and settlement of the University’s debit and credit transactions via all payment channels including customer present (Chip and PIN/contactless payments (including mobile wallets such as apple pay, google pay), customer not present (Mail Order / Telephone Order) and online (e-commerce). The University is seeking to develop efficient and cost-effective merchant service arrangements which will be capable of meeting future market and technological changes, and which will meet, and often exceed, user expectations. It is looking for a relationship with an organisation which it can be confident will fulfil all the University’s current and future requirements. It is important that any potential acquiring partner can add value through an effective dedicated corporate support team backed up by a proactive education sector specialist Relationship Manager. The following legal entities are involved in this tender: University of Essex University of Essex Campus Services Limited This tender is for all merchant services activity for the University and its subsidiaries across all acceptance methods.

Classification

  • CPV66172000 — Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
T1121
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Sept 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
9 Aug 2029, 23:59
Starts
10 Aug 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
9 Aug 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66172000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
047706-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
11 Aug 2025, 15:17

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
This pre market engagement is to scope interest from suppliers for the provision of Merchant Services for processing, authorisation and settlement of the University’s debit and credit transactions via all payment channels including customer present (Chip and PIN/contactless payments (including mobile wallets such as apple pay, google pay), customer not present (Mail Order / Telephone Order) and online (e-commerce). Please register your interest and provide some brief information in the first instance. Please also feel free to ask questions/provide feedback on the draft specification. The plan is to run a competitive flexible procedure procurement process for this requirement, with the next stage including a tender notice and a PSQ stage. Further information will be provided as the procurement process progresses.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQBL-6931-JNGJ
Name
University of Essex

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH34
Country
GB
Locality
Colchester
Postal Code
CO4 3SQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wivenhoe Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PQBL-6931-JNGJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Colchester · UKH34 · CO4 3SQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058550-2025-08-11T15:17:53+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·