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title: "Healthy Start Scheme Payments"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3e0fc73a-5965-4534-9af6-2a199632e400"
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# Healthy Start Scheme Payments

Buyer: NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3e0fc73a-5965-4534-9af6-2a199632e400

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## Summary

The NHS Business Services Authority is currently concluding the procurement process for the "Healthy Start Scheme Payments" contract in the financial services category. The procurement is at the award stage, with the contract awarded to allpay Ltd, effective from 27th November 2020 until 30th June 2024. The initial procurement process, conducted through an open procedure, received bids until 1st June 2020. This initiative aims to digitise the Healthy Start Scheme, providing prepaid cards to beneficiaries across the United Kingdom and other locations, supporting approximately 300,000 beneficiaries initially, with potential expansion to 500,000.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in financial services, particularly those specialising in prepaid card solutions, digital payment systems, and data management applications. The requirements include the delivery of an Online Management Portal, secure data transfer, and an integrated customer service solution, making this a suitable opportunity for both large and small enterprises with relevant expertise and regulatory authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority.

## Notice

The Authority have appointed a supplier who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide a service to support their existing cards provider to deliver the Healthy Start Scheme Payments providing chip and pin, contactless enabled, Prepaid, top up, cards to Beneficiaries on behalf of the Authority's Sponsor the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The Authority are digitising the Healthy Start Scheme and have started Private Beta in 2020, with the target of pre-paid cards being issued to Beneficiaries from early 2021. The Supplier will be expected to work with the Authority's Card Provider and the contract is novated to Xerox UK Ltd the current Card Provider following award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56ea8f1a-a7ab-4bef-9295-7c762ec2d2e3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 31 May 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | 27 Nov 2020 - 30 Jun 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,043,991 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £8,043,991 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE12 8NY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Lemington |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALLPAY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 16 Dec 2020 at 08:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56ea8f1a-a7ab-4bef-9295-7c762ec2d2e3
- 24 Apr 2020 at 10:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9022c4ec-cdef-41f1-bf5c-0a1101f1a56f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56ea8f1a-a7ab-4bef-9295-7c762ec2d2e3
  16th December 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9022c4ec-cdef-41f1-bf5c-0a1101f1a56f
  24th April 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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