Payments, Appointeeships and Disbursement Services (PADS)
The Association of North East Councils LimitedEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
19 November 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
NEPO in collaboration with ESPO and YPO are seeking to establish a new solution in relation to the supply of Prepaid, Corporate and Appointee payments. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-members •NEPO intends to make the agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Procurement Act 2023). •A list of permissible users available at: http://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users •Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org
Lots (1)
- Lot 1Prepaid Payments, providing prepaid card accounts that operate like standard debit cards but without an overdraft facility, enabling secure, controlled fund disbursement; Lot 2 - Corporate Payments, offering commercial procurement cards (P-Cards) to streamline purchasing, enhance spend visibility and deliver process efficiencies; Lot 3 - Appointeeship & Deputyship Payments, designed to manage direct payments, appointee and deputyship programmes, with strong safeguarding, spend controls, and real-time monitoring; Lot 4 - Digital Pay Out Services, enabling authorities to make high-volume, secure, and instant digital payments for purposes such as grants, payroll, hardship funds, and emergency support
Regulations cited
- Procurement Act 2023
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- 1
BANNER GROUP LIMITED
£66m
total awarded
- 2
LYRECO UK LIMITED
£66m
total awarded
- 3
HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED
£228m
total awarded
- 4
HOLCIM UK LIMITED
£228m
total awarded
- 5
TARMAC TRADING LIMITED
£228m
total awarded
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THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITEDKey Dates
Published
19 November 2025
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