--- title: "Payment Card Production" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077a2e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077a2e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077a2e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077a2e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Northern Ireland Housing Executive" published: "2026-09-25" --- # Payment Card Production Buyer: Northern Ireland Housing Executive Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077a2e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077a2e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077a2e.json) ## Summary The Northern Ireland Housing Executive is buying payment card production and mailing services for rent accounts, sub-accounts, leaseholder charges and their sub-accounts. The cards carry a unique payment reference, encoded on a magnetic stripe and printed on the card, so payments made at payment outlets can be allocated to customer accounts. The contractor must handle both bulk and ad hoc requests, personalise the cards and dispatch them directly to customers. The cards support the Housing Executive’s existing payment arrangements, with swipe-card payments used by most customers paying at payment outlets. This is a single supply requirement for charge cards, with delivery in Northern Ireland. The Housing Executive invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The enquiry deadline was 7 October 2026 at 15:00, and tenders were due by 9 October 2026 at 15:00, both UK time. The contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, with the Housing Executive able to invite the contractor to agree extensions for periods of up to 24 months, potentially taking the overall term to 31 October 2029. The estimated value is £85,000 excluding VAT (£102,000 including VAT). Evaluation is weighted 80% to cost and 20% to quality, based on one quality question. The selection criteria are set out in the tender documentation. This requirement is suited to card manufacturers and fulfilment providers able to produce and personalise payment cards at scale, encode magnetic stripes and print unique customer payment references accurately. Suppliers need an operation that can manage scheduled bulk orders as well as one-off requests, protect the accuracy of account-specific data, and dispatch finished cards directly to individual customers in Northern Ireland. The work combines secure, reliable production with responsive order processing and postal fulfilment, making it relevant to businesses that already serve payment, utility, housing or other account-based services. Small and medium-sized businesses are explicitly considered suitable. The strong emphasis on cost means suppliers should be able to deliver the specified service efficiently while meeting the required quality standard. ## Notice The Housing Executive currently collects customer payments through a range of channels including payment outlets, online services, telephone, standing order and Direct Debit. Swipe card payments continue to be used by the majority of customers when making payments at payment outlets. Swipe card payments are made using cards issued to customers. The cards contain a unique payment reference number, encoded on a magnetic stripe and printed on the card, which enables payments made at payment outlets to be automatically allocated to customer accounts. The Housing Executive requires a Contractor to produce and issue payment cards for Rent Accounts and Sub-Accounts and Leaseholder Charges and Sub-Accounts in accordance with the Specification and Appendix A. The Contractor will be required to receive bulk and ad hoc card requests, personalise the payment cards and dispatch directly to the customer. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: The Housing Executive has the ability, entirely at our discretion, to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period(s) of up to and including 24 months (potential 36 month contract). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090843-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £85,000 | | Lots value | £85,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Northern Ireland Housing Executive | | Locality | BELFAST | | Postcode area | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT2 8PB | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast | | Local authority | Belfast | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down | | Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages ### Codes - 30163000 - Charge cards ## Release History - 25 Sep 2026 at 10:10 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090843-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090843-2026 25th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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