Payment Card Solutions & Associated Services framework agreement
Summary of Products and Services
Contract No. / RM 537Contract start date: / Lot 1 / 1st February 2010 / Payment cards (Government Procurement Cards), travel cards, integrated cards, lodged/embedded cards, commercial cards and associated services
Lot 2 / 1st August 2009 / Prepayment cards, contactless cards and associated services
Lot 3 / 1st August 2009 / Web-based data integration solutions, expenses management and associated services
Duration / 2 years Framework Agreement with options to extend up to a further two years
Description of services / General / The Payment Card Solutions & Associated Servicesframework agreement provides public sector organisations with access to a number of payment cards and other ePayment solutions and services. This enables the delivery of cost and process savings in the purchasing of high volume, low value goods and services (typically below £5,000). The framework agreement also includes corporate/travel cards, which can be used by employees to purchase travel and for subsistence related spend.
The new offering provides public sector organisations with access to a pre-negotiated, fully OJEU-compliant framework agreement which meets the Procurement Policy Note (PPN)13/08 26 November 2008 (which replaced PPN 08/08 dated 1 July 2008) relating to data handling.
The ePayments team at Buying Solutions manage the framework agreement and provide:
o advice and guidance on the framework agreement
o contract management
o specific support to start and/or expand existing Payment Card programmes
o management and support for further competitions
For more detailed information please follow this link:
www.buyingsolutions.gov.uk/categories/paymentsolutions
Lot 1
Lot 1 Continued / The core card service within Lot 1 is provided free of both card fees and transaction fees. Rebates are typically available to customers based on annual spend levels and payment terms. Some Card Issuers may charge fees for certain non core services.
A wide range of Card Issuers have been awarded a framework agreement, with products available from a range of card schemes including Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Features include:
o Purchasing cards
o Integrated cards – combines the functionality and benefits of both travel and purchasing cards
o Travel (or Corporate) cards
o Euro and US$ denominated cards
o Lodge accounts - to manage employees travel spend
o Embedded cards – to be used for all transactions with a single supplier
o Virtual card account
o Convenience cheques and Virtual Cheque Book – for use with non card accepting suppliers
o Budget Limit cards – for spend within a specific project
o Meetings cards – aid budgeting for planning meetings, conferences and exhibitions
o Environmentally produced PETG cards
* PLEASE NOTE: Not all the Card Issuers under the new framework agreement provide all of these card services
Supporting the card services, cardholders and administrators are able to access statements and a range of management information reports online.
Other services within this Lot include:
o Transaction matching and reconciliation
o Hotel bill booking, payment and reconciliation
o Diversion billing
o Purchase and expense management
o Supplier identification and recruitment
o Business travel accounts
Solutions for card spend integration/interfacing with the general ledger
Lot 2 / Prepayment cards are available for use by an organisation’s employees or may be issued to third parties; for example, they may be used by recipients of benefits or expenses payments.
Prepayment cards typically fall into the following two categories:
o Single load cards are used for a one-off disbursement of funds; the card is then disposable
o Reloadable cards are used in the same way as single load cards but the card can be recharged with a balance and is not disposable
A wide range of Card Issuers have been awarded a framework agreement, with offerings available from card schemes including Visa and American Express. Products include:
o Contactless cards – for very low transaction values
o Social Benefit cards – e.g. for recipients of benefits, pension payments, tax credits, carer payments etc
o Consumer incentives
o Payroll cards – e.g. for use by unbanked recipients of payroll and/or expenses or foreign workers
o Emergency payments – e.g. for urgent disbursements to needy people
o Incentive/gift cards – for employee rewards and incentives
o Project/budget cards
o Travel and subsistence payments – e.g. for employees to cover out of pocket expenses without the need to issue a Purchasing or Travel card
Cards issued under Lot 2 are not necessarily provided free of charges.
* PLEASE NOTE: Not all the Card Issuers under the new framework agreement provide all of these card services
Lot 3 / Lot 3 offers a range of online data-integration and expense management solutions and associated services. The services are provided by a number of suppliers who are able to provide quotations for their services. The range of solutions include:
o Transaction reconciliation and accounts system integration
o Commercial card spend data management
o Expense management
o Purchasing card VAT reclaim
o Data mining consultancy – to prevent, detect and investigate corporate fraud
Payment Card Solutions & Associated Services framework agreement
Contact Details
Buying Solutions contacts / For more information on the new Payment Card Solutions & Associated Services framework agreement please contact :Buying Solutions’ Customer Service Desk: 0345 410 2222
Jim Parkinson, Head of ePayments :
Neil Kitchen, Senior Category Specialist :
Peter Youngman, Category Specialist:
Sheri Love, Category Executive:
Dave Thorley, Implementation Manager :
ePayments Team
Buying Solutions
3rd Floor, Royal Liver Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1PE
Supplier contacts / Lot 1 / AirPlus International Ltd
Building 4, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5YE
Contact: Rachel Burgess
Tel: 0208 747 2589
Email: rburgess @airplus.com
Web: www.airplus.com
American Express Services Europe Limited
Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9AX
Contact: Mike Moylan
Tel: 0207 931 5183
Email:
Web: www.americanexpress.com
Barclaycard Commercial
Barclaycard House, 1234 Pavilion Drive, Northampton, NN4 7SG
Contact: Sarah Bunting
Tel: 01604 254946
Email:
Web: www.barclaycardcommercial.co.uk
The Co-operative Bank Commercial PLC
1 Balloon Street, Manchester, M60 4EP
Contact: Paul Edwards
Tel: 0161 829 5303
Email:
Web: www.co-operativebank.co.uk
JP Morgan Europe Limited
60 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0JP
Contact: Iain Currie
Tel: 0207 777 2673
Email:
Web: www.jpmorgan.com
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Lot 1 Continued / Royal Bank of Scotland Group36 St Andrews Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2YB
Contact: Lloyd McKenzie
Tel: 07860735061
Email:
Contact: David Brodlie
Tel: 07810 053556
Email:
Contact: David Holmes (Ireland)
Tel: 0845 3660666
Email:
Web: www.rbs.com
Lot 2 / American Express Services Europe Limited
Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9AX
Contact: Mike Moylan
Tel: 0207 931 5183
Email:
Web: www.americanexpress.com
Barclaycard Commercial
1234 Pavilion Drive, Northampton, NN4 7SG
Contact: Sarah Bunting
Tel: 01604 254946
Email:
Web: www.barclaycardcommercial.co.uk
Citibank NA
Citi Centre, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5LB
Contact: Jonathan Nixon
Tel: 0207 986 4532
Email:
Web: www.citi.com
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
36 St Andrews Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2YB
Contact: Lloyd McKenzie
Tel: 07860735061
Email:
Contact: David Brodlie
Tel: 07810 053556
Email:
Contact: David Holmes (Ireland)
Tel: 0845 3660666
Email:
Web: www.rbs.com
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Lot 3 / Deecal International Limited52 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
Contact: Sonya Geelon
Tel: 00-353-1-6762700
Email:
Web: www.deecal.com
IDM D.A.T.A. Solutions Ltd
41 Madeley Road, London, W5 2LS
Contact: Richard Kusnierz
Tel: 0208 997 1933
Email:
Web: www.ids.gb.com
Meridian Global Services
Level 8, Westgate House, Westgate, London, W5 1YY
Contact: Ryan Ostilly
Tel: 0208 601 4600
Email:
Web: www.meridianp2p.com
Purchasing Card Consultancy Ltd
Unit 2, Halbeath Interchange Business Park, Kingseat Road, Halbeath, Dunfermline, KY11 8RY
Contact: Russell Green
Tel: 01383 734 175
Email:
Web: www.purchasingcard.info
Ticon UK Limited
146 Strand, London, WC2R 1JD
Contact: Ian Makgill
Tel: 0207 836 1999
Email:
Web: www.ticon.uk.com