# Provision of Pre-Paid Cards

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Southend-on-sea Borough Council](/buyers/southend-on-sea-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Prepaid Financial Services Limited
- Award value: £132,720
- Tender value: £132,720
- Award date: 29 October 2026
- Published: 30 October 2026
- Contract start: 10 January 2027
- Contract end: 10 January 2031
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ea03ee3d-c11a-464f-9156-96e73aab7349-919786
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8dbc9b94-cf56-4068-b524-035293f47390

## Description

Southend-on-Sea City Council \(SCC\) is looking for a single supplier to provide pre-paid cards or virtual cards that will be administered by number of different departments\. The Council has many functions that need a payment to be made or cash to be given out\. Examples of these are, payments to Court of Protection service users, Essential Living Fund, Grants, Payments to Care Leavers and users that have No Recourse to Public Funds\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea03ee3d-c11a-464f-9156-96e73aab7349-919786)