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title: "Prepaid Cards Service"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON"
published: "2022-03-01"
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# Prepaid Cards Service

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4ad7d2e4-47f0-49d0-bc9d-aa27e9922717

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## Summary

The London Borough of Merton has recently completed a tender process for the "Prepaid Cards Service", aimed at providing a secure financial mechanism for the electronic transfer of funds to customers with social care needs. The tender was classified under the CPV code for "Charge cards" and was conducted using a selective procurement method known as a restricted procedure. The tender period ended on 3rd February 2022, and the award, amounting to £53,536, was made on 1st March 2022. The contract covers a period from 3rd March 2022 to 3rd March 2026, with services expected to be delivered within England, specifically from the locality of Morden.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for service providers specialising in financial services, particularly those capable of delivering innovative prepaid card solutions. Businesses that are well-suited to compete for this contract include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can ensure effective fund management and provide tailored financial governance. Engaging in this procurement process can help these businesses expand their services in social care finance, establishing strong partnerships with local authorities while supporting vulnerable communities.

## Notice

To enable the buyer (the Council) to have a secure mechanism to electronically transfer funds to eligible customers with social care needs under direct payment scheme, which they are then able to use to purchase the care they require from a supplier of their own choice, and under arrangements, which they themselves control as best suits their own circumstances, needs and preferences. To provide good financial governance for the buyer (the Council) including monitoring spend to ensure that funds are being spent according to an individual customer's assessed needs and provide an audit trail of payments and expenditure that the prepaid card solution offers. Therefore, the buyer requires a solution that is capable of issuing physical prepaid cards, virtual cards, direct debits, trigger alerts, limit spend and allow instant access to a wide range of periodical financial management reports as may be deemed necessary.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/381c2d67-5c0c-4e71-88fb-3f3d9f45cf3c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 3 Mar 2022 - 3 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £53,536 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £53,536 |
| 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON |
| Locality | MORDEN |
| Post town | Sutton |
| Postcode | SM4 5DX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Merton |
| Electoral ward | Merton Park |
| Westminster constituency | Wimbledon |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30163000 - Charge cards

## Release History

- 1 Mar 2022 at 16:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/381c2d67-5c0c-4e71-88fb-3f3d9f45cf3c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/381c2d67-5c0c-4e71-88fb-3f3d9f45cf3c
  1st March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.merton.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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