Bulk & Wholesale Compatible Access Cards

Who This Is For

This service is for facilities managers, property management companies and in-house security teams that issue credentials at scale — multi-building corporate campuses, industrial parks, government and municipal sites, residential portfolios and healthcare complexes where credential volumes are measured in hundreds or thousands rather than individual replacements.

Security integrators, low-voltage contractors and access-control resellers sourcing compatible credential stock for client installations will find the volume pricing, encoding options and reorder management equally relevant. If you routinely commission new installations or carry out system expansions for clients using HID, Gallagher, Inner Range, Indala, ADT or similar access-control platforms, this page covers how bulk supply works and what to provide at order time.

Buyers managing card stock across mixed-reader environments — sites where a single door population spans both 125 kHz proximity and 13.56 MHz smart card readers — can order across formats on a single purchase order. The compatible cards for locksmiths and integrators page covers trade pricing and account options for resellers who need ongoing supply rather than one-time volume runs.

Formats Available at Volume

Volume pricing applies across the full credential range: 125 kHz LF proximity cards and fobs (EM4100, HID 26-bit H10301, HID 37-bit, Indala, Gallagher, ADT, Inner Range and other proprietary Wiegand formats), 13.56 MHz HF smart cards (genuine NXP MIFARE Classic 1K, genuine NXP MIFARE DESFire EV1 through EV3, genuine NXP MIFARE Plus S 2K/4K), and hospitality hotel key card blanks for VingCard, Onity, Saflok and related platforms. Browse the 125 kHz LF proximity cards and fobs and 13.56 MHz HF smart cards catalogues for the full SKU list before requesting a quote.

Proprietary long-tail formats — those not stocked by general-purpose card suppliers — are a particular strength of this service. HID Corporate 1000 48-bit compatible cards, Gallagher compatible proximity cards, Inner Range compatible proximity cards, Indala FlexSecur compatible cards, ADT 31-bit compatible proximity cards and similar site-specific formats are available in bulk quantities on the same lead times as mainstream formats. The Wiegand format guide explains how bit-width and facility-code structure determine which format your readers require.

For installations running secured smart credentials — MIFARE DESFire AES or HID Seos compatible credentials — bulk orders are fulfilled as compatible blank credentials. Your access-control system's enrolment process writes the sector keys during commissioning, exactly as it would with OEM-supplied stock; no pre-loading or factory configuration is required on the procurement side. Blank programmable cards cover the range of LF substrates available for on-site or bureau encoding.

Encoding to Your Facility Code and Card-Number Range

Cards can ship pre-encoded to your facility code and card-number range, removing the need for on-site programming equipment for standard proximity and Wiegand deployments. At order time you supply the facility code, the starting card number, the total quantity and the Wiegand bit format in use at your site. We encode sequentially across the specified range and verify against your parameters before dispatch. The T5577 programmable blank guide covers how LF encoding works for integrators who want to understand the underlying process or who encode on-site using their own tooling.

For multi-site portfolios where different buildings operate under different facility codes, each facility code can be treated as a separate line item on a single purchase order. Cards are packed, labelled and shipping-marked per facility code group so that distribution on arrival is straightforward. This is a common pattern for property management companies running a standardised access platform across a portfolio of buildings with site-specific credential populations.

Encoding parameters are retained on file against your account once confirmed for a format. Reorders reference the same parameters without requiring you to resubmit facility code data, reducing the administrative overhead on repeat runs and eliminating transcription errors on frequently reordered formats.

Reorders Kept on File

Access credentials are a consumable supply item: lost, damaged and expired cards generate ongoing replacement demand at every site. For facilities teams and integrators managing multiple installations, the ability to reorder without re-confirming format, encoding and substrate specifications each time is a practical operational requirement, not a convenience feature.

Once a format and encoding profile is established on your account, reorders are placed by referencing the original specification and updating quantity and card-number range as needed. For sites tracking card-number allocation sequentially — so that each new card issued falls outside any previously used range — the next available starting number is confirmed against your account history at reorder time. Individual card and fob replacement for end-users who have lost a single credential operates under the same account-based profile for clients who have an existing bulk account.

Trade account holders — integrators and resellers placing orders across multiple client sites — can maintain separate encoding profiles per client under a single account, with client-specific packing and dispatch documentation available on request. Volume tiers are applied to the aggregate order quantity across all lines rather than per-client, which makes consolidated purchasing more efficient for integrators managing a broad install base.

Request Volume Pricing

To receive a volume quote, provide the following: access-control platform and reader model (or manufacturer and bit format if the specific model is not known), chip format or card technology currently in use, required quantity, facility code and card-number range for pre-encoded orders, and any substrate requirements — plain white PVC, custom-printed artwork, magnetic stripe co-encoding or sequential surface numbering. Contact the Security ID Systems team with these details and we will respond with format confirmation, per-unit pricing tiers and estimated lead time within one business day.

If you are uncertain which format your readers require, our technical team can assist with format identification from reader model, controller type or a sample of existing card stock. For integrators quoting a new installation or a system expansion, providing the access-control platform and reader manufacturer is generally sufficient to confirm the correct credential format before a purchasing commitment is made. The discontinued format card replacement service covers situations where the original card format is no longer in production or no longer available through the original channel.

Security ID Systems is an independent manufacturer and supplier of compatible access-control credentials and is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by HID Global, Gallagher, Inner Range, Indala, ADT, ASSA ABLOY VingCard, or any other access-control system manufacturer referenced on this page.