# SS15 148 Kent Card

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Kent County Council](/buyers/kent-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Prepaid Financial Services Limited](/contract-winners/prepaid-financial-services/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £402,000
- Tender value: £527,000
- Award date: 20 September 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 1 April 2017
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e7c27b5f-b893-4417-99d0-e7227c9c13a1-114660
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-68190b9f-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

This tender is for the provision of pre paid cards \(the Kent Card\) and associated services\. The Kent Card is used by the Council to make direct payments to eligible members of the public\. Please refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information\. Tender submissions were evaluated in accordance with the assessment methodology stated within the published Invitation to Tender and the contract was awarded to the highest scoring tenderer\. The initial contract term is three years with an option to extend the contract for a further period of twelve months and a subsequent option to extend the contract for a further period of twelve months at the Council's discretion \(3 years initial term\+ 1 year optional extension \+ 1 year optional extension\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7c27b5f-b893-4417-99d0-e7227c9c13a1-114660)