--- title: "Market Research - EAC Gift Card Scheme" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000729911" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000729911" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000729911.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000729911.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2023-04-20" --- # Market Research - EAC Gift Card Scheme Buyer: EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000729911 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000729911) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000729911.json) ## Summary The East Ayrshire Council is planning a procurement process for the provision of a local Gift Card Scheme. The Council aims to support the Community Wealth Building agenda by retaining wealth in local communities and assisting local businesses. Interested parties must submit expressions of interest via the Public Contract Scotland portal by Friday 5th May 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses to participate in supplying gift cards for the East Ayrshire Local Authority Area. Companies involved in gift card production, financial services, and local businesses within the specified region would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The focus is on creating a closed-loop system with no associated costs to businesses except for a merchant transaction fee. ## Notice East Ayrshire Council are seeking expressions of interest for the provision of a local Gift Card Scheme. The Gift Card Scheme will support the Council's Community Wealth Building agenda with the main aim to retain the wealth within our local communities and support our local businesses. The Gift Card Scheme will require to meet the following: 1) The Gift Card must be 'closed loop' - meaning that the card can only be redeemed with businesses located within the East Ayrshire Local Authority Area 2) Gift Cards must have a 12 month validity period 3) The ability to enable disbursement of funds (for all unredeemed funds) 4) There must be no associated costs to businesses (exception being a merchant transaction fee) All expressions of interest must be made via the Public Contract Scotland portal by Friday 5th May 2023. Responses will help inform the procurement commodity strategy for the progression of this project ### Lot Information Lot 1 East Ayrshire Council are seeking expressions of interest for the provision of a local Gift Card Scheme. This will support our ambitious community wealth building agenda. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR476755 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | KILMARNOCK | | Post town | Kilmarnock | | Postcode | KA3 7BU | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire | | Local authority | East Ayrshire | | Electoral ward | Kilmarnock East and Hurlford | | Westminster constituency | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | | Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services ## Release History - 20 Apr 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR476755 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR476755 Market Research - EAC Gift Card Scheme - East Ayrshire Council are seeking expressions of interest for the provision of a local Gift Card Scheme. The Gift Card Scheme will support the Council's Community Wealth Building agenda with the main aim to retain the wealth within our local communities and support our local businesses. The Gift Card Scheme will require to meet the following: 1) The Gift Card must be 'closed loop' - meaning that the card can only be redeemed with businesses located within the East Ayrshire Local Authority Area 2) Gift Cards must have a 12 month validity period 3) The ability to enable disbursement of funds (for all unredeemed funds) 4) There must be no associated costs to businesses (exception being a merchant transaction fee) All expressions of interest must be made via the Public Contract Scotland portal by Friday 5th May 2023. Responses will help inform the procurement commodity strategy for the progression of this project ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000729911 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=729911 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000729911. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000729911.json.