Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c5e-1c18-7363-aad9-ead8ffb70b0e/soft-market-test-local-crisis-and-prevention-fund-emergency-payment-pre-paid-c pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Soft Market Test - Local Crisis and Prevention Fund Emergency Payment Pre-paid Cards [Bristol City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bristol-city-council) Pays 92% within 30 days Estimated value £1,500,000 Published 16 Oct 2020 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Bristol City Council is conducting a soft market test exercise to inform a potential tender for prepaid cards for the Council's Local Crisis and Prevention Fund Emergency Payment Scheme. The overall aim of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to those in greatest need. The potential solution proposed is for the supply of prepaid cards which will be redeemed by eligible service users to buy food and/or fuel (gas and electricity) top up. Ideally the cards will have the ability to be limited to these products and not others, e.g. alcohol and tobacco. The cards will need to be provided in a variety of pre-loaded denominations to allow awards ranging from approximately £25, £50, £100, £125, £150 and £200 or close to. Cards should be able to be re-used multiple times by the same service user up to the pre-determined value of the card/voucher. ## CPV classification Financial and insurance services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/beb2fe89-bfaa-4016-9850-ec63a5d1e7f8) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Bristol City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bristol-city-council) [Sector More Financial & insurance services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/financial-insurance-services) ## More tenders like this [Financial and insurance services – Udbud af delkontrakter vedrørende administration af selvforsikringsordninger · Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9f2a-72f8-9d86-29b05755fb83/denmark-financial-and-insurance-services-udbud-af-delkontrakter-vedrorende-a) [Property insurance services – Prestations de services d’assurances · Ville de Baud (56) · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-eacd-7321-8a56-9e3a7fc387c0/france-property-insurance-services-prestations-de-services-dassurances) [Insurance services – Marché de service relatif à la prestation d'assurance pour les besoins de Labocéa · Labocéa · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6d89-707c-8006-6aaea9baf8b7/france-insurance-services-marche-de-service-relatif-a-la-prestation-dassura) [Health insurance services – Hospitalisatieverzekering · Gemeente Kontich · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8bc1-720a-9e1f-3592335b31e6/belgium-health-insurance-services-hospitalisatieverzekering) [Damage or loss insurance services – procedura aperta EX ART. 71 del codice degli appalti (d.lgs. N. 36/2023) PER l’affidamento del servizio DI assicurazione ALL risks (patrimonio) della durata DI 24 MESI (dalle ORE 24.00 del 31/12/2026 ALLE ORE 24.00 del 31/12/2028) prorogabile DI ulteriori 24 MESI DA aggiudicare CON IL criterio dell’offerta economicamente PIÙ vantaggiosa, in modalità telematica · Comune di Piove di Sacco · 37 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-174b-7271-8223-dd3559df50eb/italy-damage-or-loss-insurance-services-procedura-aperta-ex-art-71-del-codi) [Liability insurance services – Prestation d'assurance pour les besoins de la Communauté de Communes Des Savanes 2027-2030 · Communauté des communes des Savanes (973) · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6375-70c6-83f3-2673aade0342/france-liability-insurance-services-prestation-dassurance-pour-les-besoins)