Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Eml Payments Europe Limited
- Value
- £150,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Financial and insurance services (CPV 66000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 101625-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Oct 2026
- Published27 Oct 2026Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
Prepaid cards are used for Adult Social Care clients whose finances are managed by BCP
About the supplier
Eml Payments Europe Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05852181).