--- title: "Corporate Purchase Card" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c82fe81d-5e36-46e0-ac82-4abdd1105adf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c82fe81d-5e36-46e0-ac82-4abdd1105adf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c82fe81d-5e36-46e0-ac82-4abdd1105adf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c82fe81d-5e36-46e0-ac82-4abdd1105adf.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-03-20" --- # Corporate Purchase Card Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c82fe81d-5e36-46e0-ac82-4abdd1105adf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c82fe81d-5e36-46e0-ac82-4abdd1105adf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c82fe81d-5e36-46e0-ac82-4abdd1105adf.json) ## Summary The Essex County Council is planning a public procurement process for a Corporate Purchase Card. The council seeks input from the market for a physical card solution to purchase goods and services, offering features like 'live' data access, service support, and spend analysis. The engagement end date for this opportunity is set for 26th March 2024. This opportunity falls under the industry category of banking services and is located in the East of England. The process is currently at the planning stage. This tender for a Corporate Purchase Card by Essex County Council provides an opportunity for businesses to engage with the council and potentially secure a contract for providing the desired card solution. Businesses in the banking services industry with offerings related to physical card issuance, data analytics, and service support are well-suited to compete for this opportunity. The engagement seeks to gather insights from the market to shape the requirement, with no preference given based on the information shared during this early engagement process. ## Notice Essex County Council (ECC) is at an early stage in procuring a Corporate Procurement Card Solution, and prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, seeks input from the market. The Council are looking for a physical card solution to purchase common goods and services. Currently the council is looking for the intended solution to provide the following: a. a number of physical cards to purchase common goods and services b. access to 'live' data relating to transactions on the cards c. service support relating to cards e.g. lost/stolen card support d. spend analysis (not essential) e. annual rebate based on spend f. spend management tool (software and maintenance) This exercise will provide an opportunity for the Council to obtain insight into the nuances of the marketplace. It also gives useful early insight into the likely level of interest from that market. This will help shape the requirement. Any information gathered will not be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any supplier/provider participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier/provider at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. Pre-Market Engagement Questions Interested parties can provide responses to all or some of the questions. Please feel free to provide additional information regarding services offered which you think the Council would find useful in relation to this exercise. Interested Parties should note that any responses received during this exercise will be treated as confidential information and it is the intention of the Council not to share this information with any third parties. Answers to questions submitted should be no more than 500 words per question and should be submitted to tyno.tong@essex.gov.uk, no later than 5:00p.m. on 26/03/2024. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23137b93-8f2f-4d85-89c7-2439d76ff53f | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Mar 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66110000 - Banking services ## Release History - 20 Mar 2024 at 09:52 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23137b93-8f2f-4d85-89c7-2439d76ff53f - 19 Mar 2024 at 14:51 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23137b93-8f2f-4d85-89c7-2439d76ff53f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23137b93-8f2f-4d85-89c7-2439d76ff53f 20th March 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a11d687e-0c88-452a-bca2-55acde7021e7 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dff29eee-c42f-4a79-82ba-60a49a495273 Added : f. spend management tool (software and maintenance) ## Notice URLs - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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