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Prepaid Cards

The North Yorkshire Council

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25 Sep 2026 at 12:44

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Summary of the contracting process

The North Yorkshire Council procured a prepaid card service for its Court of Protection and Migrant Programmes teams. The cards enable authorised expenses for vulnerable people across North Yorkshire, supporting their autonomy and financial inclusion. This is a financial transaction processing and banking service, rather than a purchase of card products alone: the requirement is to provide a solution through which the council can administer and facilitate those payments. The service relates to the council’s work with vulnerable individuals and is delivered across North Yorkshire. The procurement was arranged as a further competition under the Government Commercial Agency’s Payment Solutions 2 framework.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to allpay Limited. The council used a further competition under the Payment Solutions 2 framework, with price as the stated award criterion; two bids were recorded. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and has an awarded value of £130,390. One lot covered the prepaid card solution. The lot record describes an optional 12-month extension. The recorded lot status is cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active; no cancellation of the award or termination of the contract is recorded. The procurement used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice, through the framework competition.

This award shows demand from North Yorkshire Council for a managed prepaid card solution that can support authorised spending by vulnerable people through its Court of Protection and Migrant Programmes teams. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate reliable payment processing and card administration, with controls that enable expenses to be authorised and support delivery of the council’s service. Experience serving public-sector programmes and users who may need additional support would be relevant to showing that the solution can work in this setting. The council selected through a price-led competition among suppliers on the Payment Solutions 2 framework, so framework access and the ability to provide a competitive priced solution are central to competing for this specific requirement when it returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Prepaid Cards

Notice Description

Prepaid cards for the Court of Protection and Migrant Programmes Teams.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Prepaid Card solution contract for the Court of Protection and Migrant Programmes Team. This will ensure that the Authority can continue to successfully operate a service that allows for vulnerable individuals throughout North Yorkshire to facilitate authorised expenses, promoting autonomy and financial inclusion. Additional information: Further competition via GCA framework: Payment Solutions 2, RM6248

Options: One 12-month optional extension.

Procurement Information

Contract procured following a further competition via the GCA framework Payment Solutions 2, RM6248.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a7a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090968-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£130,390 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The North Yorkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHALLERTON
Postcode
DL7 8AD
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE22 North Yorkshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Yorkshire
Electoral Ward
Romanby
Westminster Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

allpay Limited

Further Information

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