UKRI-5495: CyberFirst/TechFirst undergraduate scholarship, and Spärck AI scholarship programme: Payment Function
UK Research and InnovationcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-05ef3bProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableplanning
Estimated value
£1.7m
services
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
0 awarded
Published
05 Dec 2025
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Description
UKRI is engaging the market ahead of procuring a payment processing service for the TechGrad scholarship programme, including secure student payments and related administration.
Scope
- Reference
- UKRI-5495
- Total value
- £1,745,000 excluding VAT£2,094,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 09 Feb 2026 to 30 Apr 2030
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 66170000723200007512100066171000
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 80.00% |
| Price | — | price | 20.00% |