RFP QuestBeta
ClosedStage · preprocurement

Bristol City Council

Soft Market Test - Local Crisis and Prevention Fund Emergency Payment Pre-paid Cards

Financial ServicesCPV 66000000
Value£1.5m
Deadline11 Nov 2020
Published16 Oct 2020
RegionSouth West
Timeline
Published 16 Oct 2020ClosedCloses 11 Nov 2020
Contract value in context
£1.5mtotal contract value
median £150k
this tender£0£4.7m

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The brief

Bristol City Council is conducting a soft market test exercise to inform a potential tender for prepaid cards for the Council's Local Crisis and Prevention Fund Emergency Payment Scheme.

The overall aim of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to those in greatest need.

The potential solution proposed is for the supply of prepaid cards which will be redeemed by eligible service users to buy food and/or fuel (gas and electricity) top up.

Ideally the cards will have the ability to be limited to these products and not others, e.g. alcohol and tobacco.

The cards will need to be provided in a variety of pre-loaded denominations to allow awards ranging from approximately £25, £50, £100, £125, £150 and £200 or close to.

Cards should be able to be re-used multiple times by the same service user up to the pre-determined value of the card/voucher.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The overall aim of the scheme is

The overall aim of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to those in greatest need.

02

The potential solution proposed is for

The potential solution proposed is for the supply of prepaid cards which will be redeemed by eligible service users to buy food and/or fuel (gas and electricity) top up.

03

The cards will need to be provided

The cards will need to be provided in a variety of pre-loaded denominations to allow awards ranging from approximately £25, £50, £100, £125, £150 and £200 or close to.

04

Cards should be able to be re-used

Cards should be able to be re-used multiple times by the same service user up to the pre-determined value of the card/voucher.

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Source & provenance
OCID
6bf9a5e2-703a-43dd-9956-48e65696ca97
Stage
preprocurement · Closed
Source
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Buyer ref
BRISTOLCC001-DN505075-35194861
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