Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Sefton Council
Magdalen House, Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
Contact
Mr Stewart Martin
Telephone
+44 1519343009
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD73 - Sefton
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Pre-payment Card Services
Reference number
DN763339
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Direct Award contract for the provision of Pre-Paid Cards under NEPO 505_22 Framework The contract will be for an initial three-year period, with the option to extend for a further two years, via two separate twelve-month extensions
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £190,000 / Highest offer: £315,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD73 - Sefton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Direct Award contract for the provision of Pre-Paid Cards under NEPO 505_22 Framework The contract will be for an initial three-year period, with the option to extend for a further two years, via two separate twelve-month extensions
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 0
Price - Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Direct award against NEPO framework NEPO505_22
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EML Payments Ltd
4th Floor Great St. Helens
London
EC3A 6AP
Telephone
+44 2033271991
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD73 - Sefton
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £190,000 / Highest offer: £315,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sefton Council
Bootle
Country
United Kingdom