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title: "Prepaid Cards for Families and Children in Care"
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# Prepaid Cards for Families and Children in Care

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prepaid-cards-for-families-and-children-in-care-ocds-h6vhtk-04dd44). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stoke on Trent City Council: "Prepaid Cards for Families and Children in Care". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Stoke on Trent City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council-ons-e06000021)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Banking and investment services, Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services, Smart cards
- **Delivery Location:** UKG23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dd44`

## 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/prepaid-cards-for-families-and-children-in-care-ocds-h6vhtk-04dd44#tl-md)

## Description
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking to procure a provider for prepaid cards for use by families and children in care. These cards will replace cash payments and must allow the council to securely manage and reload funds for eligible users. The prepaid cards must have the following functionalities:
- Be reloadable with funds by the council
- Have PIN protection for security
- Allow for council staff to log in and manage top-ups
- Be secure, ensuring transactions are restricted to appropriate purchases
- Provide real-time transaction monitoring and reporting

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 30162000, 66172000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** The contract will involve the provision of a prepaid card service with the following key features:
1. **Prepaid Card Functionality:**
   - Cards must be reloadable by the council.
   - Designed for use by families and children in care.
2. **Security ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004346-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-10T14:15:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:34:31.975Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dd44