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title: "Soft Market Test - Local Crisis and Prevention Fund Emergency Payment Pre-paid Cards"
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published: "2020-10-16"
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# Soft Market Test - Local Crisis and Prevention Fund Emergency Payment Pre-paid Cards

Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-beb2fe89-bfaa-4016-9850-ec63a5d1e7f8

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## Summary

Bristol City Council is initiating a soft market test for the "Local Crisis and Prevention Fund Emergency Payment Pre-paid Cards," with a budget of £1,500,000. This procurement, classified under financial and insurance services, aims to support those in greatest need by providing prepaid cards for purchasing essential items such as food and fuel. The engagement period ends on 11th November 2020, and businesses can access related documents on Bristol City Council's e-tendering portal.

This tender represents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in financial services to contribute to a socially impactful initiative. Companies experienced in providing prepaid card solutions tailored to specific product categories would particularly be well-suited to compete for this contract. The need for efficient and user-friendly financial assistance solutions aligns with the capabilities that SMEs can offer in this area.

## Notice

Bristol City Council is conducting a soft market test exercise to inform a potential tender for prepaid cards for the Council's Local Crisis and Prevention Fund Emergency Payment Scheme. The overall aim of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to those in greatest need. The potential solution proposed is for the supply of prepaid cards which will be redeemed by eligible service users to buy food and/or fuel (gas and electricity) top up. Ideally the cards will have the ability to be limited to these products and not others, e.g. alcohol and tobacco. The cards will need to be provided in a variety of pre-loaded denominations to allow awards ranging from approximately PS25, PS50, PS100, PS125, PS150 and PS200 or close to. Cards should be able to be re-used multiple times by the same service user up to the pre-determined value of the card/voucher.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6bf9a5e2-703a-43dd-9956-48e65696ca97 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 11 Nov 2020 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS3 9FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Bedminster |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol South |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2020 at 10:54 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6bf9a5e2-703a-43dd-9956-48e65696ca97

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6bf9a5e2-703a-43dd-9956-48e65696ca97
  16th October 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6af39c53-960f-eb11-8105-005056b64545&p=1a2530c9-009e-e511-8107-000c29c9ba21
  The soft market test documents can be downloaded from Bristol City Council's e-tendering portal by accessing the opportunity from the following site.

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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