--- title: "Wakefield Council Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06c58d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c58d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c58d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c58d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD" published: "2026-07-07" --- # Wakefield Council Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool Buyer: THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c58d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c58d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c58d.json) ## Summary The Council of the City of Wakefield is currently in the planning stage of a tender process for the "Wakefield Council Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool" initiative. This public procurement, under the industry category of services, specifically banking and financial transaction services, aims to facilitate the management, monitoring, and auditing of Direct Payments within Adult Social Care. Located in the Wakefield region, the procurement process is at the planning phase with a market engagement scheduled until the 22nd of July, 2026, by which date suppliers must submit their written questionnaire responses through the YORtender portal. The tentative contract period is set to commence on the 30th of April, 2027, and conclude on the 30th of April, 2030. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial and technological solutions, particularly those capable of delivering off-the-shelf virtual wallet tools and payment card systems. Companies experienced in personal assistant recruitment tools could also find this procurement beneficial. The focus on a combined solution offers a growth avenue for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Given the need for solutions that encompass functionality, security, resilience, and user support, businesses with robust experience and innovative offerings in these domains are well-suited to compete in this tender, thereby expanding their presence and influence in the public sector. ## Notice Wakefield Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand the availability of off-the-shelf solutions to support the management, monitoring and auditing of Direct Payments within Adult Social Care. The Council is interested in Virtual Wallet tools, Payment Card solutions, Personal Assistant Recruitment Tools, or a combined solution. ### Planning Information Suppliers will be asked to submit a written questionnaire response through YORtender, covering their relevant experience, solution functionality, security, accreditations, accessibility, implementation timescales, pricing, fraud prevention, reporting, resilience and support arrangements. Your complete questionnaire must be submitted using the YORtender portal https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER. It is your responsibility to register on the portal and ensure that the appropriate person is selected as the main point of contact and that their email address is up to date. All correspondence relating to this consultation from the Council will be sent electronically via the messaging section of the portal, to this person. If you have any questions regarding this market engagement, please send them on YORtender using the messaging facility. Completed questionnaires and any accompanying information must be uploaded to YORtender https://yortender.eu-supply.com reference: 100112281 by 12:00 on 22.07.2026. The Council may also invite suppliers to provide a virtual or in-person demonstration of their solution, expected to last no more than 50 minutes. Participation is for market engagement only and does not guarantee any future procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063792-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 22 Jul 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Apr 2027 - 30 Apr 2030 | | 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 | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD | | Locality | WAKEFIELD | | Post town | Wakefield | | Postcode | WF1 2HQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield | | Local authority | Wakefield | | Electoral ward | Wakefield North | | Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66110000 - Banking services - 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services ## Release History - 7 Jul 2026 at 14:58 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063792-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063792-2026 7th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/ - https://yortender.eu-supply.com - https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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