Awarded contract

Pre-Paid Cards 2024

Details

Buyer: Cheshire West and Chester Council
Supplier(s): Allpay Limited
Value: £90,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Banking services
Published: 2 May 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Mini Competition to award a Prepaid Card Accounts Call-Off Contract to a sole Contractor. Contract for a prepayment card which is classified as a debit card, with no facility to go overdrawn. There will be two types of card- for single use, for one off or emergency purposes where we can distribute funds immediately, and multiple use cards, which the Council can top up with funds or withdraw funds as required. The cards will be used for direct payments for both Adult and Children's service users and will need to give flexibility for card holders which may include personal as well as assessed needs, including one off payments for immediate needs, short breaks, respite care, travel, equipment. The cards may also be used to give young people independence for their everyday living.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 April 2025
Completed: Award published2 May 2025
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 18 months

About the buyer

Cheshire West and Chester Council is a unitary local authority covering north-west Cheshire, and buys through its own procurement team. Contract opportunities are advertised on The Chest, the North West's shared procurement portal for local authorities. Larger opportunities are also published nationally on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Registering on The Chest gives suppliers access to opportunities across every North West local authority, not just this council. The council runs a strict no purchase order, no pay policy, so suppliers need an order number before invoicing. Procurement enquiries go through a dedicated central procurement mailbox.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Cheshire West and Chester Council's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

66110000 · Banking services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov