Front End Requirements Back End Requirements Location Based/Retail Outlet Essential Requirements Payments by cash or Must be able to handle multiple Reduce/Remove cash instalments for multiple school cheque payments for school activities. Payments by terminal using activities from the Integration with legacy MIS and debit/credit card schools themselves, accounting systems by means of Proximity chip but without automated outputs. removing the cash Produce outputs in .XML, .csv or .xls Remotely Accessed Requirements payment option for formats or standard output Direct debit or standing parents formats as required order Adhere to the highest Payment Card Electronic fund transfer Facilitate flexibility in Industry Data Security Standards, SSL Online by PC making and receiving Encryption thresholds payments to schools Smart app (apple and Must allow for full-trace auditability android) on phone/tablet and payment reconciliation Align school Production of receipts By thus not requiring payments with the Updating of student records internet connectivity National Payments throughout education cycle SMS Plan Must provide unique identifier per transaction to facilitate receipting. Flexibility Flexible solution Ability to pay by available nationally Data Management instalments to potentially 4000 Track payments Real-time recording of schools through a Provide Balance Information transactions variety of payment Generate reports options. Audit trail of transactions Integrate with existing systems available Reconciliation for accounting and Reminders facility banking purposes Trails available Data Standard and Data Protection Decision Based Flexible Solution Integrate with existing financial, Schools select payments management and payments systems options required. and planned Finance Shared Service. Options provided as Secure Data Storage links/add-ons for school roll-out Communication Parents/End User selects Integrate with school admin systems most appropriate solution Group Users by field to meet Add users to groups circumstance/needs Generate messages to groups by email/SMS Generate reminders to regarding Continuous Support Ongoing training outstanding payments Provide Balance Information Implementation Support, updates It is intended to award a framework agreement divided into across the Irish Primary and Sectors, each Lot contains various payment options as described below:
Front End Requirements Back End Requirements Reduce/Remove cash payments for school activities from the schools themselves, but without removing the cash payment option for parents Facilitate flexibility in making and receiving payments to schools Align school payments with the National Payments Plan Flexible solution available nationally to potentially 4000 schools through a variety of payment options. Location Based/Retail Outlet Payments by cash or cheque Payments by terminal using debit/credit card Proximity chip Remotely Accessed Requirements Direct debit or standing order Electronic fund transfer Online by PC Smart app (apple and android) on phone/tablet By thus not requiring internet connectivity SMS Flexibility Ability to pay by instalments Real-time recording of transactions Audit trail of transactions available Reminders facility Decision Based Flexible Solution Schools select payments options required. Options provided as links/add-ons for school roll-out Parents/End User selects most appropriate solution to meet circumstance/needs Continuous Support Ongoing training Implementation Support, updates Essential Requirements Must be able to handle multiple instalments for multiple school activities. Integration with legacy MIS and accounting systems by means of automated outputs. Produce outputs in .XML, .csv or .xls formats or standard output formats as required Adhere to the highest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, SSL Encryption thresholds Must allow for full-trace auditability and payment reconciliation Production of receipts Updating of student records throughout education cycle Must provide unique identifier per transaction to facilitate receipting. Data Management Track payments Provide Balance Information Generate reports Integrate with existing systems Reconciliation for accounting and banking purposes Trails available Data Standard and Data Protection Integrate with existing financial, management and payments systems and planned Finance Shared Service. Secure Data Storage Communication Integrate with school admin systems Group Users by field Add users to groups Generate messages to groups by email/SMS Generate reminders to regarding outstanding payments Provide Balance Information It is intended to award a framework agreement divided into across the Irish Primary and Sectors, each Lot contains various payment options as described below:
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