How to win: Preliminary Market Engagement - Digital Pocket Money Solution (Children's Homes)

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Warwickshire County Council ("the Council") is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to explore the provision of a digital pocket money solution to support children and young people in its care, including those placed in residential children's homes. The Council currently operates a range of locally managed, predominantly cash-based processes to administer pocket money and personal funds. While these arrangements are functional, they present challenges in relation to financial control, auditability, safeguarding oversight, and administrative efficiency, as well as consistency of practice across different settings. As part of its wider finance transformation and digitalisation agenda, the Council is seeking to understand the market for secure, user-friendly solutions that can: • Improve financial governance and transparency, including full audit trails and reporting • Strengthen safeguarding arrangements, ensuring appropriate use of funds and oversight by carers and the corporate parent • Reduce manual administration and cash handling risks • Provide a simple, accessible user experience for children, young people, and staff • Enable scalable, standardised processes across

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