Provision of Pre-payment Card Services

Official notice

Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North West (UKD73)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 12 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to EML Payments Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Direct Award contract for the provision of Pre-Paid Cards under NEPO 505_22 Framework The contract will be for an initial three-year period, with the option to extend for a further two years, via two separate twelve-month extensions

CPV: Financial and insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

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: 12 Feb 2025, 16:56 GMT
Last source update: 12 Feb 2025, 16:56 GMT
Authority reference: DN763339
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-004813
Classification (CPV): Financial and insurance services
Delivery area: North West (UKD73)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04de53 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award against NEPO framework NEPO505_22

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
EML Payments Ltd	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004813-2025-1 · EML Payments Ltd
Signed
12 Feb 2025
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Lot 1	1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	£190,000 – £315,000
Whole notice	—	—	—	£190,000 – £315,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sefton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Magdalen House, Trinity Road, Bootle, North West, L20 3NJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

EML Payments LtdAwarded supplier 4th Floor Great St. Helens, London, North West, EC3A 6APContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.