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Bacs Payment System

Software & IT SystemsCPV 48217000

ValueValue not published

Deadline11 Sept 2026

Published10 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 10 Aug 202623 days leftCloses 11 Sept 2026

Who to contact

procurement@tunbridgewells.gov.uk

01892554425

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

When this comes round again

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has published 5 Software & IT Systems notices, about every 16 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around December 2027.

18% of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is looking to install a new payments platform which supports Bacs Payments & Direct Debits, Paperless Direct Debit Sign Up and Direct Debit Management.

An initial two-year fixed term, and four optional annual extensions thereafter subject to agreement (2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1).

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Tunbridge-Wells:-Software-package-and-information-systems./8F4G8P69ZN To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/8F4G8P69ZN

What it takes to bid this

10–22 daysof bid-team effort

£6.8k–£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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