Payments, Appointeeships and Disbursement Services
Awarded to ALLPAY LIMITED, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BLACKHAWK NETWORK EMEA LIMITED +9 more
The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO)(buyer)
- Published
- Published 24 November 2025
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Overview
Contracting authority
1 live opportunity · 13 awarded contracts
Gateshead, United Kingdom
GB-COH: 05014821
Authority website ↗Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
BuyerWakefield, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PMRV-4748-MNJV
Authority website ↗Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
BuyerLeicester, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PYDD-1122-TCVN
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Lots (4)
Lot 1 - Prepaid Payments
£480,000,000Won by ALLPAY LIMITEDWon by INVICTUS VENTURES LIMITEDWon by MONEY CARER SERVICES LIMITEDWon by PAYMENT CARD SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITEDWon by PREPAID FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITEDCorporate Payments
£4,800,000,000Won by BARCLAYS BANK PLCWon by LLOYDS BANK PLCWon by NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYAppointee & Deputyship Accounts
£480,000,000Won by BARCLAYS BANK PLCWon by PREPAID FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITEDWon by THE MONEY CARER FOUNDATIONFund Disbursements
£240,000,000Won by BLACKHAWK NETWORK EMEA LIMITEDWon by INVICTUS VENTURES LIMITEDWon by MONEY CARER SERVICES LIMITEDWon by OPIA LIMITEDWon by PAYMENT CARD SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITEDWon by PEOPLE PLACES LIVES LIMITEDWon by PREPAID FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITEDWon by NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £6,000,000,000
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 24 November 2025
- Questions by
- 24 March 2026
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £6,000,000,000
- Award date
- 10 November 2026
- Contract period
- 19 September 2026 → 20 September 2030
- Contract length
- 4 years
- Could run to
- 26 November 2032
- Bids received
- 6
- ALLPAY LIMITED
- BARCLAYS BANK PLC
- BLACKHAWK NETWORK EMEA LIMITED
- INVICTUS VENTURES LIMITED
- LLOYDS BANK PLC
- MONEY CARER SERVICES LIMITED
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
- OPIA LIMITED
- PAYMENT CARD SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
- PEOPLE PLACES LIVES LIMITED
- PREPAID FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
- THE MONEY CARER FOUNDATION
This contract ends on 20 September 2030, or 26 November 2032 if every extension is used.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
6
Open and restricted tenders in Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 30% received only one.
Who bid
- ALLPAY LIMITEDWinner
- INVICTUS VENTURES LIMITEDWinner
- MONEY CARER SERVICES LIMITEDWinner
- PAYMENT CARD SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITEDWinner
- PREPAID FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITEDWinner
- BARCLAYS BANK PLCWinner
- LLOYDS BANK PLCWinner
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYWinner
- THE MONEY CARER FOUNDATIONWinner
- BLACKHAWK NETWORK EMEA LIMITEDWinner
- OPIA LIMITEDWinner
- PEOPLE PLACES LIVES LIMITEDWinner
+1 more
How bids were scored
Price 30% · Quality 70%
- Quality70%
- Price30%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
£119,560
Median of 2,365 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 50184.0× the median.
The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO) in the last 12 months
9
contracts awarded, worth £14,080,500,000 in total
Notice history
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Contract
11 November 2026
Contract Notice
3 March 2026
Prior Information Notice
24 November 2025
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