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# Account Payable Audit Solution

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/account-payable-audit-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-067c2c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "Account Payable Audit Solution". Published status: complete. Published Value: £80,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** £80,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - limited competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information technology services, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKH, UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £47,250 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/account-payable-audit-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-067c2c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067c2c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/account-payable-audit-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-067c2c#tl-md)

## Description
Provision of a cloud-based Accounts Payable Audit Solution (SaaS) to support Essex County Council in identifying and preventing duplicate invoice payments and duplicate supplier records before payment is made. 
The contract includes software licences for implementation, data migration, training, hosting, maintenance, support, reporting functionality, and ongoing system updates. The solution will enable Council staff to undertake self-service duplicate checking, audit management, and reporting, with secure hosting and compliance with accessibility and data protection requirements. The contract is for an initial term of two years, with an option to extend for a further one year.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 72222300
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 30/11/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Account Payable Audit Solution (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **APLX LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141620`
  - Value: £47,250 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F084723-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-08T09:03:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T23:51:02.870Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067c2c