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Published 25 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST

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Payment Card Production · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Central government)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£85,000≈ £85k / year · £102,000 inc. VAT30.9% above final estimate
Submissions closed 9 Oct 2026awarded 9 Nov 2026
Awarded to Credit card Systems Ireland Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The Housing Executive currently collects customer payments through a range of channels including payment outlets, online services, telephone, standing order and Direct Debit. Swipe card payments continue to be used by the majority of customers when making payments at payment outlets. The Contractor will be required to receive bulk and ad hoc card requests, personalise the payment cards and dispatch directly to the customer.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Housing Executive currently collects customer payments through a range of channels including payment outlets, online services, telephone, standing order and Direct Debit.

Swipe card payments continue to be used by the majority of customers when making payments at payment outlets.

Swipe card payments are made using cards issued to customers. The cards contain a unique payment reference number, encoded on a magnetic stripe and printed on the card, which enables payments made at payment outlets to be automatically allocated to customer accounts. The Housing Executive requires a Contractor to produce and issue payment cards for Rent Accounts and Sub-Accounts and Leaseholder Charges and Sub-Accounts in accordance with the Specification and Appendix A. The Contractor will be required to receive bulk and ad hoc card requests, personalise the payment cards and dispatch directly to the customer.

CPV: Charge cards

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£85,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £85,000 exc. VAT · £102,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Housing Executive has the ability, entirely at our discretion, to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period(s) of up to and including 24 months (potential 36 month contract).
30163000 Charge cards
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please see the Tender Documentation for details.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Stage 2 - Award Criteria - Quality - 20% (1 quality question has been asked). Stage 3 - Award Criteria - Cost - 80%

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Please see the Tender Documentation for details.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £111,3001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Nov 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Credit card Systems Ireland Limited1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: The Client may, no later than one Month prior to the Contract Period Expiry Date, give notice in writing to the Contractor to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period(s) up to and including 24 Months, or part thereof, commencing from the Contract Period Expiry Date£111,3009 Nov 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Credit card Systems Ireland Limited

    Signed
    10 Nov 2026
    Value
    £111,300
    Period
    1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Client may, no later than one Month prior to the Contract Period Expiry Date, give notice in writing to the Contractor to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period(s) up to and including 24 Months, or part thereof, commencing from the Contract Period Expiry Date.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
Last source update
10 Nov 2026, 15:30 GMT
Authority reference
P0651
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090843
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Charge cards
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a2e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders may only be submitted via the etendersni.gov.uk ↗ portal.

Timeline

25 Sept 2026 → 10 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published46 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
  2. Clarification questions by34 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline32 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Contract starts10 days ago
    1 Nov 2026
  5. Latest notice published9h ago
    10 Nov 2026, 15:30 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Nov 2026, 15:16 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Nov 2026, 15:16 GMT
  4. Contract details notice published
    10 Nov 2026, 15:30 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract signature expected
    10 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTYV-8666-PQQY Housing Centre, 2 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8PBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Credit card Systems Ireland LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDLW-2493-WNML Porters Avenue, Coolmine Industrial Estate,, Clonsilla, Dublin 15,, IE, D15 WNF2, IEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender