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planning
Official procurement procedure
Wakefield Council Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool
Banking services
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: The Council of the City of Wakefield: "Wakefield Council Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | The Council of the City of Wakefield | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The Council of the City of Wakefield
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for The Council of the City of Wakefield. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
GSS (NI) LtdTop vendor: 42.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 80 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| GSS (NI) Ltd | 1 win | £527,266 |
| DSD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | 2 wins | £149,168 |
| BETHELL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | 3 wins | £142,979 |
| THOMAS BOW LIMITED | 3 wins | £104,187 |
| DEREK LEWIS LIMITED | 2 wins | £94,022 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe Council of the City of Wakefield | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published22 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST | Last source update22 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationBanking services, Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c58d | ||
What is being bought
Wakefield Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand the availability of off-the-shelf solutions to support the management, monitoring and auditing of Direct Payments within Adult Social Care. The Council is interested in Virtual Wallet tools, Payment Card solutions, Personal Assistant Recruitment Tools, or a combined solution.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
22 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST - Status changed to planning
7 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST - Official notice release published
7 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST - Buyer information updated
7 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST - Published tender amendment
Not publishedPlease be advised that the deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest for the Preliminary Market Engagement for 100112281 - RFS25-086 - Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool has been extended by 24 hours. The deadline has been amended from: Wednesday 22/07/2026 at 12:00 noon to: Thursday 23/07/2026 at 12:00 noon Please ensure that any submissions are completed and submitted via YORtender by the revised deadline.
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
22 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST - Procedure published
22 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST - engagement
22 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledSuppliers will be asked to submit a written questionnaire response through YORtender, covering their relevant experience, solution functionality, security, accreditations, accessibility, implementation timescales, pricing, fraud prevention, reporting, resilience and support arrangements. Your complete questionnaire must be submitted using the YORtender portal https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER. It is your responsibility to register on the portal and ensure that the appropriate person is selected as the main point of contact and that their email address is up to date. All correspondence relating to this consultation from the Council will be sent electronically via the messaging section of the portal, to this person. If you have any questions regarding this market engagement, please send them on YORtender using the messaging facility. Completed questionnaires and any accompanying information must be uploaded to YORtender https://yortender.eu-supply.com reference: 100112281 by 12:00 on 22.07.2026. The Council may also invite suppliers to provide a virtual or in-person demonstration of their solution, expected to last no more than 50 minutes. Participation is for market engagement only and does not guarantee any future procurement.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The Council of the City of Wakefield
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDZN-8179-PJQVDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 22 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |