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# Accounts Payable Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/accounts-payable-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0567be). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Hounslow: "Accounts Payable Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £4,400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Hounslow](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-hounslow-ons-e09000018)
- **Published Value:** £4,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bookkeeping services, Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services, General public services, Sales and purchases recording services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI75
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/accounts-payable-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0567be#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0567be`

## 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/accounts-payable-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0567be#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FProcurer%2FAdvert%2FView%3FadvertId%3D87aa1fe9-0376-f111-813c-005056b64545%26fromAdvertEvent%3DTrue)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/accounts-payable-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0567be#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking to procure a contract for the provision of a fully managed Accounts Payable Service for the London Borough of Hounslow and its trading company, Lampton Group. The Services are expected to commence on 1 October 2027. The Services will include, but are not limited to:
• Fully managed Accounts Payable service
• Customer service and resolution of Accounts Payable queries
• Processing of BACS payment runs
• Assistance with system upgrades, changes and testing
• Mobilisation and implementation of the service
• Ongoing service improvement, cost savings and benchmarking
• Exit and transition management support
The Specification also includes optional services relating to urgent payments and Direct Debit collection services. These optional services form part of the overall scope of the Contract but are not guaranteed. The Authority may, at its sole discretion, activate all or part of the optional services during the Contract Period in accordance with the Contract.
The Contract is anticipated to start in February 2027, the Contract Effective Date, for mobilisation and implementation.
The fixed Service Go-Live Date is 1 October 2027.
The initial Contract term will end on 30 September 2032, unless terminated earlier. The Authority may extend the Contract on two occasions, each for 12 months, giving a maximum Contract term ending on 30 September 2034.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66172000, 75110000, 79211100, 79211120
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,400,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/02/2027 to 30/09/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F063287-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-06T14:41:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T04:08:03.858Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0567be