Pre Paid Cards for Public Authority Deputyship and Corporate Appointeeship service

What this is

Caerphilly County Borough Council published this UK2 preliminary market engagement notice (now expired, ref RQST14754/26) to plan a future procurement for an FSCS-protected money account system with a pre-paid / carer card solution to support its Public Authority Deputyship and Corporate Appointeeship service for adults unable to manage their own finances. The Council seeks information on managing discretionary spending and controlled ATM withdrawals (with on/off and limits), proxy/secondary cards to reduce PIN sharing, spending controls, alerts, audit/reporting, fund safeguarding (e.g. safeguarded Mastercard / FSCS-protected accounts) and pricing. This is information-gathering only. The intended contract starts October 2026 for ~2 years (extendable to 2030); estimated value GBP 100,000 excluding VAT. EOI deadline 6 June 2026.

Key points

• Market engagement (UK2) for pre-paid/carer cards for deputyship & appointeeship service
• FSCS-protected accounts and controlled ATM/spending features sought
• EOI deadline 6 June 2026, 12 noon via Proactis

Who can bid

Suppliers of FSCS-protected / safeguarded pre-paid card and money account solutions. This is information-gathering only and provides no advantage in any future procurement.

How it is scored

Not applicable; market engagement.

Money

Indicative estimated value GBP 100,000 excluding VAT (GBP 120,000 including VAT); dates and figures indicative.

How to submit

Access the EOI document via the Proactis portal (search RQST14754), complete and submit by 12 noon Friday 6 June 2026; the Council will not accept EOIs by any other mechanism.

Clarifications

EOI deadline 6 June 2026, 12 noon.

Contract period

Intended 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, extendable to 30 September 2030 (indicative).

Classification

CPV 48170000 — Compliance software package WalesGwent Valleys