Wakefield Council Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool

Notice Information

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Notice Title

Wakefield Council Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool

Notice Description

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.

Planning Information

Suppliers 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.

Notice Details

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c58d
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069109-2026
Current Stage: Planning
All Stages: Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Not Specified
Procurement Method Details: Not specified
Tender Suitability: SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66110000 - Banking 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: 22 Jul 2026Today
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: 22 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: 29 Apr 2027 - 30 Apr 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Planning
Lots Status: Planning
Awards Status: Not Specified
Contracts Status: Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: WAKEFIELD
Postcode: WF1 2HQ
Post Town: Wakefield
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: TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority: Wakefield
Electoral Ward: Wakefield North
Westminster Constituency: Wakefield and Rothwell

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069109-2026
22nd July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063792-2026
7th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Notice URLs

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