Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-30
Buyer: Kent County Council
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 66000000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 527000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-07-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This tender is for the provision of pre-paid cards (the Kent Card) and associated services. The Kent Card is used by the Council to make direct payments to eligible members of the public. Please refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information.
Should you wish to tender for this opportunity, please register or log on to Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk) to obtain the tender documentation and submit an expression of interest. Tender responses must be submitted via Procontract no later than 12:00 on 28.7.2016.
This tender is for the provision of pre-paid cards (the Kent Card) and associated services. The Kent Card is used by the Council to make direct payments to eligible members of the public. Please refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information.
Should you wish to tender for this opportunity, please register or log on to Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk) to obtain the tender documentation and submit an expression of interest. Tender responses must be submitted via Procontract no later than 12:00 on 28.7.2016.
The number of adult accounts set up that are receiving direct payments via a pre-paid card is currently 2 811. All of these will need to be transferred to pre-paid cards on the new contract.
Kent County Council is currently involved in transforming care services in Kent and the way that care and support is organised. The Authority’s objective is that personal health budgets will be delivered by direct payments, to give the end user greater independence and choice on what they spend their personal health budgets on. The Authority hopes that more direct payments will be delivered via the Kent Card. There is also the possibility of the Kent Card being used by other Kent County Council directorates outside of Social Care during the term of the contract, which may affect volumes, however there are no definite plans yet.
It is forecasted that 100 Children’s’ and Families direct payments will be moved over to the pre-paid card during Year 1 and 100 Children’s’ and Families direct payments will be moved over to the pre-paid card during Year 2 and 100 Children’s’ and Families direct payments will be moved over to the pre-paid card during Year 3.
These volumes may increase or decrease throughout the term of the contract. Tenderers are asked to price for between 4000 and 5000 live unbranded cards in the pricing schedule and also provide pricing in the event that card volumes increase or decrease.
There is the option to extend the term of this contract and also the option to extend the use of the Kent Card to other Directorates within Kent County Council, outside of Social Care. Please refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information, which is available on Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk).
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender, which is available on Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk).


Eligibility requirements: Please refer to the Invitation to Tender, which is available on Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk). Please refer to the Invitation to Tender, which is available on Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk). Please refer to the Invitation to Tender, which is available on Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk). Please refer to the Invitation to Tender, which is available on Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk). Please refer to the Invitation to Tender, which is available on Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk).
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender, which is available on Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk). Please refer to the Invitation to Tender, which is available on Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk).
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender, which is available on Procontract (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk).