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    ContractsManaged Payment Services for UK Scholarship Programmes
    Awarded contract

    Managed Payment Services for UK Scholarship Programmes

    Awarded
    £1.9m
    Published 14 Jul 2026

    UKRI seeks a payment services provider to administer and distribute scholarship payments across multiple UK government-funded scholarship programmes at scale.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 14 Jul 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £1.9m
    Published 14 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,944,773
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Financial Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • QA
      QA Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 months ago.

    14 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is awarding a contract for a managed payment services solution to administer and disburse scholarship payments on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The selected supplier will provide end-to-end payment administration services including student and institution onboarding, identity and payment verification, secure payment processing, fund reconciliation, fraud prevention, and management reporting. The service will support three major scholarship programmes: TechGrad (undergraduate), Spärck AI (master's), and Semiconductors Undergraduate Scholarship, plus transitional support for CyberFirst students. The supplier will process authorised payments including scholarships, stipends, tuition fees, placement payments, and reimbursements, operating at scale while maintaining compliance with all applicable legislation, government guidance, data protection, and information security standards.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In financial services, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Government Actuary's Dept1× · 50%
    2. QA Ltd1× · 50%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-05ef3b
    UR
    Buyer
    UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
    Sector
    Financial Services