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    ContractsPayment Processing and Merchant Services for Sports and Exercise Leisure System
    Awarded contract

    Payment Processing and Merchant Services for Sports and Exercise Leisure System

    Awarded
    £120k
    Published 14 Aug 2026

    The University requires an integrated payment processing and merchant acquiring solution for its OpenPlay-based sports and leisure platform.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· ScotlandPublished 14 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £120k
    Published 14 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £120,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Financial Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Scotland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • RP
      Ryft Pay
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    14 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The University is seeking a payment processing and merchant acquiring solution to support online and point-of-sale transactions through the OpenPlay platform. This solution will enable secure payment processing for sports and exercise leisure activities starting from the planned platform go-live date. The selected provider must be integrated with and supported by OpenPlay to ensure seamless functionality. Ryft has been identified as a potential payment processor and merchant acquiring provider currently compatible with the OpenPlay system. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate integration capabilities, compliance with payment industry standards, competitive transaction fees, and reliable customer support.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In financial services, University Of Edinburgh has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Howden Insurance Brokers1× · 50%
    2. Ryft Pay1× · 50%

    Across financial services, the most active winners are ARTHUR J GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD, ALLPAY LTD, ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE OFFICE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06e458

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    University Of Edinburgh
    Sector
    Financial Services