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    ContractsPayment Solution Services for University Student Records Integration
    Awarded contract

    Payment Solution Services for University Student Records Integration

    Awarded
    £460k
    Published 26 May 2026

    University of Keele awards payment solution services contract to Flywire Payments Limited for integrated student payment processing and Tribal SITS system integration.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 26 May 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £460k
    Published 26 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £460,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • FP
      FLYWIRE PAYMENTS LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    26 May 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    University of Keele is awarding a contract to Flywire Payments Limited for an integrated payment solution platform. The services include student payment processing, integration with the University's Tribal SITS student records system, outgoing payables processing, and optional modules for Collections Management and Deposits. This direct award contract is being published in accordance with Section 53 of the Procurement Act 2023. The University is upgrading to Tribal SITS V11.0 in May 2026, after which existing payment pathways will no longer be supported. Flywire has demonstrated integration expertise with Tribal SITS across 20+ universities, reducing manual reconciliation and implementation risks. Alternative suppliers would require substantial time and cost to develop equivalent integrations, creating unacceptable delays to time-critical student payment and cash flow services. This direct award under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Paragraphs 7 and 25) represents the most cost-effective and timely approach to ensure continuity of payment services during the system upgrade.

    Track record

    6 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, UNIVERSITY OF KEELE has awarded 6 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. ACADEMIA LTD2× · 33%
    2. FLYWIRE PAYMENTS LIMITED1× · 17%
    3. BESA PUBLICATIONS LIMITED1× · 17%
    4. PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD1× · 17%
    5. ACCESS UK LIMITED1× · 17%

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, CIVICA UK LIMITED — 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-06816d

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    Sector
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