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title: "NEPO505 Payment Card Services"
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# NEPO505 Payment Card Services

Buyer: NEPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031a60

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## Summary

The contract "NEPO505 Payment Card Services" was awarded by NEPO, the lead organisation, in cooperation with ESPO and YPO in collaboration with multiple suppliers for prepaid card accounts, commercial procurement cards, and related services in the financial and insurance services industry. The procurement involved the establishment of a multi-lot Framework Contract for Prepaid Payments and Corporate Payments. The Framework Contract is to remain active for a period of 48 months, allowing for longer-term agreements preferred by both contracting authorities and suppliers. The primary buying organisation is NEPO, based in Gateshead, United Kingdom.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for companies involved in financial and insurance services as well as those providing magnetic cards, financial analysis and accounting software, financial information systems, sales and purchases recording services, and business development consultancy services. Businesses capable of providing efficient corporate payment solutions are well-suited to compete in this open procurement process. The opportunity is part of NEPO's efforts to establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Contract for payment card services, facilitating transactions across various public sector entities and generating potential business value for successful bidders.

## Notice

NEPO in collaboration with ESPO and YPO have established a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Contract for the provision of Prepaid Card Accounts, Commercial Procurement Cards and other related services provided by payment solution providers. The Framework Contract consists of the following lots: Lot 1: Prepaid Payments Lot 2 : Corporate Payments The Framework Contract will replace the preceding NEPO505 Prepaid Cards Framework Contract which expired on 8.01.2022.

### Lot Information

Prepaid Payments

NEPO used an open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Contract. The Framework Contract consists of two lots. Tenderers were evaluated in accordance with the award criteria contained within the Invitation To Tender documents. The most economically advantageous Tenderer(s) for each lot was awarded on to the Framework Contract. Upon completion of the Tender evaluations, NEPO combined the final marks for both quality and price and evaluated Tenders according to the score. NEPO have awarded a total of two suppliers for lot 1 Prepaid Payments. NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the services (if any) which will be placed with the successful supplier by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Contract pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof. In accordance with the Framework Contract, each Contracting Authority will enter into a call-off contract. The call-off contract is to be entered into by both the Contracting Authority and awarded supplier and will be based on the terms and conditions of the Framework Contract.

Renewal: This Framework Contract will be an enhanced replacement to the current NEPO505 Prepaid Cards contract . It is anticipated that the succeeding Framework Contract will be subject to future renewals. The Framework Contract will be for a period of 48 months with an option to extend for up to a further 2 x 12 month period(s).

Corporate Payments

NEPO used an open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Contract. The Framework Contract consists of two lots. Tenderers were evaluated in accordance with the award criteria contained within the Invitation To Tender documents. The most economically advantageous Tenderer(s) for each lot was awarded on to the Framework Contract. Upon completion of the Tender evaluations, NEPO combined the final marks for both quality and price and evaluated Tenders according to the score. NEPO have awarded a total of two suppliers for lot 2 Corporate Payments. NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the services (if any) which will be placed with the successful supplier by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Contract pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof. In accordance with the Framework Contract, each Contracting Authority will enter into a call-off contract. The call-off contract is to be entered into by both the Contracting Authority and awarded supplier and will be based on the terms and conditions of the Framework Contract.

Renewal: This Framework Contract will be an enhanced replacement to the current NEPO505 Prepaid Cards contract . It is anticipated that the succeeding Framework Contract will be subject to future renewals. The Framework Contract will be for a period of 48 months with an option to extend for up to a further 2 x 12month period(s).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007614-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 18-24 months prior to the Framework Contract expiry date. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,053,000,000 |
| Lots value | £6,053,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,053,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEPO |
| Additional buyers | THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS, TRADING AS NEPO |
| Locality | GATESHEAD |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | NE83 ADF |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | ALLPAY; LLOYDS BANK; NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK; PREPAID FINANCIAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 30160000 - Magnetic cards
- 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package
- 48812000 - Financial information systems
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- 72212440 - Financial analysis and accounting software development services
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 75300000 - Compulsory social security services
- 79211120 - Sales and purchases recording services
- 79211200 - Compilation of financial statements services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2024 at 08:58 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007614-2024
- 20 Sep 2022 at 16:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026287-2022
- 23 Feb 2022 at 12:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005060-2022

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