RTÉ invites tenders from suitably qualified Tenderers for the supply of Purchase Cards & Services.

Purchasing Cards, in the context of RTÉ’s requirements, are charge cards which function in a similar manner to credit cards and are used to purchase goods and services (face to face, telephone and online transactions).  They differ from credit cards in the sense that balances are normally settled in full on a designated monthly settlement date.  Purchasing Cards can be used with any card-enabled supplier or they can have controls placed upon them by RTÉ (and nominated Administrators) or by the Card Issuing bank (upon request by the company), limiting them to use within designated categories of spend.  Purchasing Cards allow approved individual Cardholders to conduct transactions in all major currencies.  This is a renewal of an existing service. The current service provider is withdrawing from the Irish market.

The annual spend is €2m per annum, on a large number of purchase cards, in connection with RTE's business.