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title: "Pre paid card system for use with children and young people who are looked after and care leavers"
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# Pre paid card system for use with children and young people who are looked after and care leavers

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-paid-card-system-for-use-with-children-and-young-people-who-are-looked-after-and-care--ocds-h6vhtk-0691f4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset Council: "Pre paid card system for use with children and young people who are looked after and care leavers". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-paid-card-system-for-use-with-children-and-young-people-who-are-looked-after-and-care--ocds-h6vhtk-0691f4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0691f4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-paid-card-system-for-use-with-children-and-young-people-who-are-looked-after-and-care--ocds-h6vhtk-0691f4#tl-md)

## Description
Somerset Council is undertaking soft market testing to inform the potential future procurement of a pre paid card system for use with children and young people who are looked after and care leavers.
The Authority is exploring alternatives to current cash based arrangements, with the aim of improving safeguarding, financial oversight, operational efficiency, and outcomes for young people. A 12 month pilot is being considered to assess feasibility, usage, and value for money.
This exercise is non binding, will not form part of any evaluation, and will be used solely to shape the Authority's commissioning and procurement approach.
What is needed:
The proposed solution would be used by:
•	Young people and care leavers (typically aged 16-25)
•	Social workers and leaving care professionals authorised to allocate and monitor funds
The system would support:
•	One off and recurring payments
•	Day to day living expenses
•	Reduced reliance on cash payments

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041290-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-06T07:49:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:35:16.795Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0691f4