Official UK procurement notice
Payment Solutions - Prepaid Cards Scheme
Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£150,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to EML PAYMENTS EUROPE LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPrepaid cards are used for Adult Social Care clients whose finances are managed by BCP
CPV: Banking services · Financial and insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2026, 14:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 14:39 GMT
- Authority reference
DN833874- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101625- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079165Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Prepaid cards are used for Adult Social Care clients whose finances are managed by BCP. The current contract is coming to an end and to ensure consistency, a direct award under the NEPO framework was carried out.
Review and risk notes
- Review procedure
Prepaid cards are used for Adult Social Care clients whose finances are managed by BCP
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EML PAYMENTS EUROPE LIMITED | £150,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 101625-2026-1 · EML PAYMENTS EUROPE LIMITED
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2026
- Value
- £150,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The The High Court of Justice The Royal Courts of Justice Strand LondoReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EML PAYMENTS EUROPE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.