Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3454102222
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/ccs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Public Procurement
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Payment Solutions 3
Reference number: RM6383
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Payment Solutions to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. [It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all Payment Solutions required by UK Central Government Departments.]
This is for UK government customers looking to buy goods and services using procurement cards and to disburse funds using prepaid cards and voucher solutions.
Lot 1: Procurement Cards
Lot 2: Prepaid Cards
Lot 3: Vouchers
Total Contract Value (TCV) is reflective of the total spend/credit facility
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
15 000 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Procurement Cards
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30160000
30161000
30162000
30163000
48812000
66000000
66110000
66170000
66172000
72212440
79211120
79211200
79411100
79412000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is for central government and wider public sector customers and provides a procurement card solution for use when buying common goods and services, including travel. The solution provides access to prepaid cards and voucher solutions to disburse funds to those who do not have other means of accessing funds.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Prepaid Cards
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30160000
30162000
48812000
66000000
66110000
66172000
75200000
75300000
75310000
79211120
79412000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is for central government and wider public sector customers and provides a procurement card solution for use when buying common goods and services, including travel. The solution provides access to prepaid cards and voucher solutions to disburse funds to those who do not have other means of accessing funds.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Vouchers
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30160000
30162000
48812000
66000000
66110000
75200000
75300000
75310000
79211120
79412000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is for central government and wider public sector customers and provides a procurement card solution for use when buying common goods and services, including travel. The solution provides access to prepaid cards and voucher solutions to disburse funds to those who do not have other means of accessing funds.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
04/02/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the commercial card, prepaid card and voucher market.
Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during March 2025 with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting framework contracts. If you are interested in attending a market engagement session please express your interest by emailing paysols@crowncommercial.gov.uk no later than midday on Monday 3rd February 2025. Further details will be provided to you.
Your email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, and contact details for the individual(s) who will participating in the market engagement.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is [https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk].
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years, it should be noted that for procurement cards this value is based on estimated transactional spend through card.
The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6383
for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice.
The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet.
To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials Plus certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement.
Please note that the Carbon Net Zero Team cannot advise on CRP compliance to bidders in a live procurement. For further guidance on ‘producing your carbon reduction plan’ please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ppn-0621-carbon-reduction-plan-creation-and-training-tickets-224041864247
[The bidder may be awarded a contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber Essentials Plus Scheme for services under and in connection with this procurement.]
The service that arises from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the RM6383 Schedule, “Security Requirement and Plan”, to meet RM6383 requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage.
A future opportunity can be found here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/193dbb41-dbef-4d1d-ac72-a2fe88dc7567
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/01/2025