A competitive call off exercise was carried out for providers on the NEPO505 Framework (Payment Card Service). A selection was made from the bids submitted and after evaluation & moderation allpay Ltd achieved the highest score and have been awarded the Payment Card Service contract for delivery of an electronic payment and payment card service across both adult and children’s social care and for Court of Protection.

To award a contract utilising the NEPO505 Framework for the payment card service to allpay Ltd after a competitive process in line with the terms and conditions of that framework. The Contract will be for a 3 year initial period with an option to extend for a further 2 years from 1st April 2024 up to maximum value of £140,458.61.

Open tender was considered and rejected due to timescales, capacity and experience of service delivery. New market entrants would not have level of experience required for 1,000 plus cardholders.