Making payments for the public sector

Government Procurement card

Government Procurement Card (GPC Visa)

Streamlined processes and greater control for the public sector

  • Simplifies high-volume, low value transactions,
    greatly reducing paperwork and processing time
  • Management Information (MI) reports
    for transparency and accountability
  • Meets prompt payment code
    with suppliers being paid, on average, within four days
  • Spending limits and restrictions can be set, giving you total control
  • No card or transaction fees to pay

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Discover how GPC Visa benefits the public sector

Our Government Procurement Card (GPC Visa) is tailored for fast and efficient purchasing of a wide range of goods and services. Whether your organisation is a central government department or local primary school, you could make significant savings, reduce administration and improve procurement processes.

Health

Our GPC Visa cards offer several benefits to the UK health sector, providing innovative ways to tackle problematic spend areas, such as paying temporary staff and purchasing supplies and medical equipment.

Richard Owen
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Charity

Since using the Barclaycard GPC Visa, we spend less time dealing with invoices and expenses. This time can instead be dedicated to our important campaign and client work.

Ganesh Sathyamoorthy
Operations Manager,
Advocacy Resource Exchange

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Education

…it is flexible and hassle-free. We have been able to set limits on individual cards which gives us confidence that expenditure is under control.

Jane Parkinson
Financial Accounting Manager,
Leicester College

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Emergency Services

We are now carrying out more than 10,000 transactions a year using the (GCP Visa) card and are saving around £390,000.

Matt Hyde
Assistant Procurement Manager,
British Transport Police

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Local Government

Our GPC users no longer need to raise a paper purchase order when buying goods and services, meaning that time is saved in sometimes crucial situations.

Telford & Wrekin Council

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Central Civil Government

It's a simple and straightforward system that is easy to use.

Kirklevington Grange
Head of Management Services,
HM Prison Service

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