Electronic Payments and Associated Services

PA invites organisations to participate in a 60-month DPS for the provision of Electronic Payments and Associated Services. The DPS will be accessible by all current and future members of PA. The DPS may be used by all NHS Trusts, Social Housing Providers, Local Authorities, Blue Light Services, Education, Charities and all other contracting authorities that are located in the United Kingdom including those listed in Schedule 1 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/102.

Procurement Assist is publishing this Notice of Amendment made pursuant to the original Notice 2024/S 000-015947 to extend the DPS to 31 May 2029. The remaining information in relation to this DPS is unchanged.

PA invites organisations to participate in a 60-month DPS for the provision of Electronic Payments and Associated Services. The DPS will be accessible by all current and future members of PA. The DPS may be used by all NHS Trusts, Social Housing Providers, Local Authorities, Blue Light Services, Education, Charities and all other contracting authorities that are located in the United Kingdom including those listed in Schedule 1 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/102.

Members may specify different types of Electronic Payments and Associated Services requirements. These may be specific, or a combination of different requirements.

The DPS requires relevant qualified service providers and comprises to support and provide Electronic Payments and Associated Services – from ‘cradle to grave’ - which include, but are not limited to:

•Multiple Network Managed Services

•Single Network Services

•Cash In Solutions

•Prepaid Cards

•Vouchers

•Debt Solutions

•Pay Out Services

•Digital Payments and Mobile Payments

•Cloud Based Financial Solutions

•Transport and Technology Payments

•Open Banking and APIs

•Payment Acceptance and Merchant Acquiring

•Financial Innovation

Contracts awarded under this DPS Category may include all or a mix of the services highlighted above. Estimated total value of contracts to be awarded under this Category during the 60-month period is £75,000,000.