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Published 25 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST

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Payment Card Production · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Public body)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£85,000≈ £85k / year · £102,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Oct 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Housing Executive currently collects customer payments through a range of channels including payment outlets, online services, telephone, standing order and Direct Debit. Swipe card payments continue to be used by the majority of customers when making payments at payment outlets.

Swipe card payments are made using cards issued to customers. The cards contain a unique payment reference number, encoded on a magnetic stripe and printed on the card, which enables payments made at payment outlets to be automatically allocated to customer accounts.

The Housing Executive requires a Contractor to produce and issue payment cards for Rent Accounts and Sub-Accounts and Leaseholder Charges and Sub-Accounts in accordance with the Specification and Appendix A. The Contractor will be required to receive bulk and ad hoc card requests, personalise the payment cards and dispatch directly to the customer.

CPV: Charge cards

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£85,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £85,000 exc. VAT · £102,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Housing Executive has the ability, entirely at our discretion, to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period(s) of up to and including 24 months (potential 36 month contract).
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please see the Tender Documentation for details.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Stage 2 - Award Criteria - Quality - 20% (1 quality question has been asked). Stage 3 - Award Criteria - Cost - 80%

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Please see the Tender Documentation for details.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
Authority reference
P0651
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090843
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Charge cards
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders may only be submitted via the etendersni.gov.uk ↗ portal.

Timeline

25 Sept 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published31 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
  2. Clarification questions by19 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline17 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 4 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTYV-8666-PQQY Housing Centre, 2 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8PBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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