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            "id": "GB-PPON-PDTN-5446-NMXW",
            "name": "Warwickshire County Council",
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                "id": "PDTN-5446-NMXW"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Shire Hall",
                "locality": "Warwick",
                "postalCode": "CV34 4SA",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKG13"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk"
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                "description": "This is not a procurement/tender exercise at this point. The Council invites interested parties to complete the Market Testing Questionnaire that is available via In-Tend Sell2 Warwickshire Portal https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home You should also submit any queries regarding this PME via the Correspondence function within the Warwickshire Portal. Information gathered from the market test will enable the Council to identify the option that best meets the Council's strategic objectives and offers best value for money. The Council reserves the right to recall any provider to explore an option in more detail if required. Please be aware that any resultant tender exercise will require the participant to register on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) and have uploaded information about their organisation. Organisations that have not previously registered on the Sell2 site will be required to do so in order to access the Warwickshire portal. If you are unable to register with the Sell2 portal please email the procurement team at procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk",
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                "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "title": "Preliminary Market Engagement - Digital Pocket Money Solution (Children's Homes)",
        "description": "Warwickshire County Council (\"the Council\") is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to explore the provision of a digital pocket money solution to support children and young people in its care, including those placed in residential children's homes. The Council currently operates a range of locally managed, predominantly cash-based processes to administer pocket money and personal funds. While these arrangements are functional, they present challenges in relation to financial control, auditability, safeguarding oversight, and administrative efficiency, as well as consistency of practice across different settings. As part of its wider finance transformation and digitalisation agenda, the Council is seeking to understand the market for secure, user-friendly solutions that can: * Improve financial governance and transparency, including full audit trails and reporting * Strengthen safeguarding arrangements, ensuring appropriate use of funds and oversight by carers and the corporate parent * Reduce manual administration and cash handling risks * Provide a simple, accessible user experience for children, young people, and staff * Enable scalable, standardised processes across multiple homes and cohorts The Council is particularly interested in solutions such as prepaid cards, digital wallets, or app-based platforms that are suitable for use in regulated care environments and can operate within a local authority control framework. This PME exercise is intended to: * Understand available solutions, delivery models, and levels of market maturity * Inform the Council's requirements, specification, and procurement strategy * Identify potential risks, implementation considerations, and dependencies * Assess supplier appetite and innovation opportunities This exercise does not represent a commitment to procure any solution at this stage. However, the information gathered will directly inform a future business case and any subsequent procurement activity, with a focus on achieving best value, compliance, and improved outcomes for children and young people.",
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                        "description": "Financial and insurance services"
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                "status": "planning"
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    "language": "en"
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