Planning

Payments, Appointeeships and Disbursement Services (PADS)

THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED

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Planning

19 Nov 2025 at 14:05

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Association of North East Councils Limited is leading a planned procurement process for a project titled "Payments, Appointeeships and Disbursement Services (PADS)" within the financial services industry. This initiative, in collaboration with ESPO and YPO, seeks to introduce a comprehensive solution for Prepaid, Corporate, and Appointee payments. The procurement is currently at the planning stage, with a pipeline notice published on 19th November 2025. The project includes four key service lots and is scheduled to commence on 21st September 2026, ending by 20th September 2030, with potential extension until 2032. This opportunity is available to NEPO members and associate members across the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man, focusing broadly on services procurement.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, especially for companies specialising in financial and insurance services, financial information systems, and the provision of magnetic card solutions. Businesses with capabilities in delivering prepaid, corporate procurement cards, appointeeship, deputyship programmes and digital payment solutions could greatly benefit from being involved. Given the inclusion of a framework agreement, participating businesses could secure longer-term engagements and access to multiple contracting authorities, enhancing their market reach in the public sector. Interested businesses should prepare to engage with NEPO through associate membership to participate in this framework agreement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Payments, Appointeeships and Disbursement Services (PADS)

Notice Description

NEPO in collaboration with ESPO and YPO are seeking to establish a new solution in relation to the supply of Prepaid, Corporate and Appointee payments. It is envisaged that the solution will comprise four lots: Lot 1 - Prepaid Payments, providing prepaid card accounts that operate like standard debit cards but without an overdraft facility, enabling secure, controlled fund disbursement; Lot 2 - Corporate Payments, offering commercial procurement cards (P-Cards) to streamline purchasing, enhance spend visibility and deliver process efficiencies; Lot 3 - Appointeeship & Deputyship Payments, designed to manage direct payments, appointee and deputyship programmes, with strong safeguarding, spend controls, and real-time monitoring; Lot 4 - Digital Pay Out Services, enabling authorities to make high-volume, secure, and instant digital payments for purposes such as grants, payroll, hardship funds, and emergency support. *NEPO is a Centralised Procurement Authority as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), providing central purchasing activity on behalf of Contracting Authorities. *The agreement will be available to NEPO Member Authorities and all current and future Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-members *NEPO intends to make the agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Procurement Act 2023). *A list of permissible users available at: http://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users *Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e477
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075256-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

48 - Software package and information systems

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

30160000 - Magnetic cards

48812000 - Financial information systems

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Sep 2026 - 20 Sep 2030 4-5 years
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
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED
Additional Buyers

LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, TRADING AS ESPO

YORKSHIRE PURCHASING ORGANISATION

Contact Name
Nick McDonald
Contact Email
cdpnepoteam@nepo.org, contracts@ypo.co.uk, tenders@espo.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHERN DESIGN CENTRE, ABBOTS HILL, BALTIC BUSINESS QUARTER, GATESHEAD
Postcode
NE8 3DF
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Further Information

Notice Documents

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