SC220231 Provision of Kent Card Services

Official notice

Authority: Wood Waste Disposal Services (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£600,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Feb 2024no call for competition

Awarded to allpay Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Kent County Council has a requirement for a contract for a provider of the Kent Card, which is a prepaid card used for social care. The contract will allow the Council to continue to support the citizens of Kent to remain independent and in control whilst allowing the Council to streamline its systems.

Ultimately the card contractor must offer the cardholder an experience which is the same as a standard UK bank provided debit card, both for card/account usage and online facilities, including user support. The contractor should ensure effective controls and security measures to help reduce the opportunity for fraud and provide a clear audit trail of activity.

This contract will be procured using a mini-competition process on NEPO Framework NEPO505 Lot 1 for Prepaid Payments. This agreement is a multi-supplier lot for the provision and maintenance of Prepaid Card Accounts.

CPV: Banking services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Feb 2024, 14:39 GMT
Last source update: 8 Feb 2024, 14:39 GMT
Authority reference: DN660513
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-004256
Classification (CPV): Banking services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04386a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Procured on NEPO framework NEPO505 Lot 1: Prepaid cards.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Feb 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
allpay Limited	£600,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004256-2024-SC220231 Provision of Kent Card Services-1 · allpay Limited
Signed
6 Feb 2024
Value
£600,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sessions House, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Allpay LimitedAwarded supplier Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, Whitestone,, Hereford, South East, HR1 3SE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.