Awarded contract

Childcare Grant Payment Services

Details

Value
£8,500,000
Topic
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Published
21 August 2026

Tender description

Lot 1: Provision of 3rd Party Services to process the payment of Childcare Grants directly to Childcare providers

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 June 2018
  2. Completed: Award published21 August 2026
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About the buyer

Student Loans Company administers loans and grants to students across the UK as a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Education. The Commercial Services team runs procurement across the organisation. Framework agreements are the first route, particularly through Crown Commercial Service and Scottish Government procurement. Contracts above the regulated threshold are advertised on Find a Tender. Suppliers register through the Central Digital Platform to bid for covered procurements. A forward pipeline lists upcoming opportunities ahead of the largest contracts. Delivery partners have joined through a technology transformation procured by competitive tender.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Student Loans Company's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 66172000 · Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

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