Scope
Reference
26-07
Description
The University of Cumbria are seeking one payment system to be in place for 1st April 2026 to manage Student and Commercial Customer payments. The system needs to be able to take international payments in GBP and allow for instalment plans to be available to students and customers but managed by the University.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £166,666 excluding VAT
- £199,999 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
8 December 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
6 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Information about tenders
- 1 tender received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Supplier
Flywire Payments Limited
- Companies House: 07677601
Appold Street
London
EC2A 2AP
United Kingdom
Email: support@flywire.com
Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA
- Companies House: 06033238
Fusehill Street
Cumbria
CA1 2HH
United Kingdom
Email: procurementteam@cumbria.ac.uk
Website: http://www.cumbria.ac.uk
Region: UKD12 - East Cumbria
Organisation type: Public authority - central government