Notice Information
Notice Title
Prepaid Cards for Families and Children in Care
Notice 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
Lot Information
Lot 1
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 Features:** - PIN protection for all transactions. - Ability to restrict transactions to specific merchant categories (e.g., no ATM withdrawals, no gambling or alcohol purchases). 3. **Council Management Portal:** - A secure online platform must be provided for council staff to: - Top up funds onto cards. - Monitor transactions in real time. - Set spending limits or restrictions. 4. **Timely Income Management:** - Funds must be available to users immediately upon top-up. - Preferably secure integration with council systems for payment tracking. 5. **Transaction Monitoring & Reporting:** - Secure web-based portal for real-time transaction monitoring. - Transaction data must be accessible in multiple formats, preferably in multiple formats but at a minimum must have CSV. - Automated data transfers via **SFTP**. - **API integration** for seamless data exchange with council systems. 6. **Scalability and Flexibility:** - The solution must accommodate fluctuating demand. - Ability to issue additional cards as needed. The council wishes to continue fulfilling its current services to the same high standard, though recognizes the need to engage with the innovative providers within the market to better understand the wider offer which may be available in an ever developing digital service area. If you are interested in any further discussions regarding this notice please contact Gabriella.brown@stoke.gov.uk with the reference 'Prepaid Cards' where additional details can be discussed.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dd44
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004346-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
30162000 - Smart cards
66100000 - Banking and investment services
66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Agnes Ashun
- Contact Email
- agnes.ashun@stoke.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1782237651
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOKE-ON-TRENT
- Postcode
- ST4 1HH
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
- Delivery Location
- TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
-
- Local Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Electoral Ward
- Hartshill Park & Stoke
- Westminster Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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