T19/17_Card acquiring at Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation

Please find attached documents relating to the tender for card acquiring at Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation.

Please note the closing date for your return is 12 noon on 21st January 2020.

Tenderers must check that all the documents listed in the contents have been received and are complete in all respects.

Documents that must be returned to us completed in full are:

20191217_ARU Card Acquiring Tender

Tenderers are to note lodgement of large electronic files may take time and as such tenderers must allow sufficient time to fully transmit all files prior to the closing time. Please see paragraph 2.16 of the Tender Information document for further information.

End date for Contract Finder is for information only.

Additional information: The tender is being conducted electronically using the Anglia Ruskin University eTendering system which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity/.

To receive documents, the users must first register and obtain log in details. Existing users should log in to the website and express interest.

Delivery Notes

Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation (ARU) is looking for a Supplier to provide merchant services for processing, authorisation and settlement of the University's debit and credit transactions via all payment channels including: customer present (Chip and PIN/contactless payments), customer not present (mail order/telephone order) and online (e-commerce).

ARU seeks to develop efficient and cost-effective merchant service arrangements which will be capable of meeting future market and technological changes, and which will meet, and often exceed, user expectations. ARU is looking for a relationship with an organisation that will fulfil all the University's current and future requirements.

It is important that any potential acquiring partner can add value through an effective dedicated corporate support team backed up by a proactive education sector specialist relationship manager.

Further information is contained within the tender documentation.

The proposed contract would be for 36 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months extensions.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No