Supply and delivery of meal vouchers

Summary

The tender is for supplying and managing meal vouchers for employees of the Aubenas Basin Community of Municipalities. Vouchers must be issued exclusively as named, reloadable electronic payment cards; paper vouchers are not permitted. The service covers card production and personalisation, delivery, monthly top-ups, account administration, customer support, reporting, and replacement of lost or damaged cards. The cards must support secure payments and remote blocking, and allow unused balances to be carried forward. The estimated number of beneficiaries is about 116, and the current face value of each voucher is €7. This is a single-provider framework agreement with call-off orders, no minimum volume and a maximum value of €650,000 excluding VAT for the full contract period. The initial term is one year, with three possible one-year renewals, for a maximum total term of four years. The deadline for tenders is 27 January 2027 at 12:00. The estimated comparison quantity is 85,000 vouchers over the full contract term. Tenders are evaluated on technical quality (50%), social and responsible commitments (10%), and price (40%). Bidders must submit the completed and signed technical response, price schedule and estimated-quantity schedule. During contract performance, the successful contractor must provide at least 74 hours of employment-inclusion work over the full contract, equivalent to at least 18.5 hours per year; the penalty for each missing hour is €30.