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CP2725-25 Duplicate Payments
Devon County Council · South West · 1-year contract
Held by Liberata
Accounts payable audit tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
132 accounts payable audit tenders and contracts, 35 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£170k
- Contracts a month1.7
- Won by SMEs61%
- Renewing in 6 months9
- Frameworks and DPSs5
Accounts payable audit contracts
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How many accounts payable audit contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "duplicate payment" alert would have missed 11 of 21 accounts payable audit contracts (52%) and an expert list of 13 phrases 5 (24%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"duplicate payment"
52% missed
11 of 21
Expert list13 phrases
24% missed
5 of 21
Expert list: duplicate payment, accounts payable audit, accounts payable forensics, accounts payable recovery, recovery audit, duplicate invoice, ap audit, payment recovery audit, spend analysis and recovery, nxg forensics, supplier statement reconciliation, purchase ledger fraud prevention, vat recovery review
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41 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest accounts payable audit contracts awarded
- Awarded16 Oct 2026Accounts Payable ForesicsBristol City Council · South WestWon by FISCAL Technologies£108k
- Awarded8 Oct 2026Provision of Duplicate Invoice SoftwareNHS Property Services LimitedWon by FISCAL Technologies£27k
- Awarded30 Sep 2026AP Audit SoftwareLondon Borough of Redbridge · LondonWon by FISCAL Technologies
- Awarded22 Sep 2026CCFI26A02 Provision of Spend Analysis and Recovery Service Accounts Payable ReviewGovernment Commercial AgencyWon by APLX Ltd£5m
- Awarded15 Aug 2026Award Notice for Accounts Payable Management Tool - NXG ForensicsHerefordshire Council · West MidlandsWon by FISCAL Technologies£84k
- Awarded23 Jul 2026Accounts Payable Duplicate Payments SoftwareUnited Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · East MidlandsWon by FISCAL Technologies£75k
- Awarded22 Jul 2026Account Payable Audit SolutionEssex County Council · East of EnglandWon by APLX Ltd£47k
- Awarded21 Jul 2026COV - Accounts Payable Recovery Audit (2026)Coventry City Council · West MidlandsWon by Liberata UK Limited
- Awarded19 Jun 2026Duplicate Payment SoftwareSomerset Council · South WestWon by FISCAL Technologies£163k
- Awarded28 May 2026Duplicate payment analysisKingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · LondonWon by Westgate Moore Associates Ltd£50k
- Awarded13 May 2026Recovery AuditLondon Borough of Redbridge · LondonWon by APLX Ltd
- Awarded8 May 2026Duplicate Payment Identification SoftwareCornwall Council · South WestWon by APLX Ltd£50k
- Awarded8 May 2026Accounts Payable Forensic SolutionLondon Borough of Lambeth · LondonWon by FISCAL Technologies£123k
- Awarded21 Apr 2026VAT Review ServiceLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Liaison Financial Services£24k
- Awarded16 Apr 2026Forensic & Statement Reconciliation SoftwareNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · WalesWon by FISCAL Technologies£497k
- Awarded17 Mar 2026YAS 179 205_26Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Liaison Financial Services£170k
- Awarded12 Dec 202525100 Cambridgeshire County Council Duplicate Payment SoftwareCambridgeshire County Council · East of EnglandWon by GSPV Limited (Xelix)£142k
- Awarded9 Dec 2025Fiscal NXG Licence and SupportHalton Borough Council · North WestWon by FISCAL Technologies£59k
- Awarded19 Nov 2025PKC13365 Fraud Prevention Purchase LedgerPerth & Kinross Council · ScotlandWon by FISCAL Technologies£67k
- Awarded13 Nov 2025NXG Forensics SoftwareKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · LondonWon by FISCAL Technologies£176k
- Awarded13 Nov 2025NXG Forensics Software ContractKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · LondonWon by FISCAL Technologies£211k
- Awarded20 Oct 2025Water Audit ServicesAberdeen City Council · ScotlandWon by M&C Energy Group£90k
- Awarded15 Oct 2025CP2725-25 Duplicate PaymentsDevon County Council · South WestWon by Liberata£80k
- Awarded13 Oct 202525-059 Accounts Payable (AP) Audit SoftwareRotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by FISCAL Technologies£40k
- Awarded17 Sep 2025Provision of Duplicate Payment Detection SoftwareWakefield Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by FISCAL Technologies£80k
- Awarded8 Sep 2025VAT Recovery ServicesOxford City Council · South EastWon by Julian Bloom VAT Consultant£150k
- Awarded29 Aug 2025VAT Recovery Services - AWARDOxford City Council · South EastWon by Julian Bloom VAT Consultant£150k
- Awarded9 Aug 2025NXG - ForensicsGloucestershire County Council · South WestWon by FISCAL Technologies£67k
- Awarded25 Jul 2025Duplicate Payment AuditLondon Borough of Bexley · LondonWon by Rockford Associates Limited£54k
- Awarded2 Jul 2025NXG AP Forensics SoftwarePortsmouth City Council · South EastWon by FISCAL Technologies£66k
Where to bid
Where accounts payable audit tenders are run
In-Tend1 100%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
5 frameworks for accounts payable audit work are running. None are open to join now.
FISCAL Technologies won the most accounts payable audit contracts
APLX Ltd won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthCentral governmentEducationHousing
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FISCAL Technologies London · SME · See every contract | 19 | £1.9m | 18 | ||
| 2 | APLX Ltd West Midlands · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 5 | £5.3m | 5 | ||
| 3joint | Liaison Financial Services Yorkshire and the Humber · 3 framework places · See every contract | 3 | £883k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Rockford Associates Limited South West · SME · 3 framework places · See every contract | 3 | £189k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Julian Bloom VAT Consultant South East · See every contract | 2 | £300k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Liberata Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £107k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | PwC 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £600k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Caatalyst UK Ltd London · See every contract | 1 | £190k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | GSPV Limited (Xelix) East of England · See every contract | 1 | £142k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Westgate Moore Associates Ltd London · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £50k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 66% of accounts payable audit contracts
NHS and health bodies buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £170k against £80k. Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
3 buyers bought accounts payable audit more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many accounts payable audit contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many accounts payable audit contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthCentral governmentEducationHousing
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £387k |
| 2 | Oxford City Council | 2 | £300k |
| 3 | London Borough of Redbridge | 2 | Not published |
| 4 | South of England Procurement Services | 1 | £689k |
| 5 | NHS England | 1 | £600k |
| 6 | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership | 1 | £497k |
| 7 | London Borough of Bromley | 1 | £190k |
| 8 | Birmingham City Council | 1 | £175k |
| 9 | Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 1 | £170k |
| 10 | Somerset Council | 1 | £163k |
92 accounts payable audit contracts awarded since 2021
- 32021
- 132022
- 212023
- 162024
- 232025
- 162026 so far
Prices
Half of accounts payable audit contracts are worth less than £80k
CouncilsNHS and healthCentral governmentEducationHousing
The 10 biggest accounts payable audit contracts
- Government Commercial AgencyAPLX Ltd · 22 Sep 2026
- South of England Procurement ServicesLiaison Financial Services · 3 Mar 2025
- NHS EnglandPwC · 2 Oct 2025
- NHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipFISCAL Technologies · 16 Apr 2026
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustFISCAL Technologies · 13 Nov 2025
- London Borough of BromleyCaatalyst UK Ltd · 15 Jan 2025
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustFISCAL Technologies · 13 Nov 2025
- Birmingham City CouncilAPLX Ltd · 24 Feb 2025
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustLiaison Financial Services · 17 Mar 2026
- Somerset CouncilFISCAL Technologies · 19 Jun 2026
Renewing contracts
13 accounts payable audit contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
9 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends in 11 days
SCC - CT - RFQ - Fraud Prevention Software
Surrey County Council · South East · 3-year contract
Held by GSPV Limited (Xelix)
Ends in 7 weeks
Duplicate Payment Software
South Tyneside Council · North East · 40-month contract
Held by Softcat
Accounts payable audit contract for a housing associationNorth WestUnder £100kEnds in 8 weeks
Accounts payable audit contract for a councilYorkshire and the HumberUnder £100kEnds in 8 weeks
Accounts payable audit contract for a police, fire or rescue serviceEast MidlandsUnder £100kEnds Feb 2027
Accounts payable audit contract for a housing associationYorkshire and the Humber£100k to £1mEnds Feb 2027
Accounts payable audit contract for a councilSouth EastUnder £100kEnds Feb 2027
Accounts payable audit contract for a councilYorkshire and the HumberUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Where and when
London awards the most accounts payable audit contracts. November and October are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 9 | £879k | £123k | FISCAL Technologies (5) | King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and London Borough of Redbridge (2 each) | 1 |
| South West | 0 | 8 | £639k | £74k | FISCAL Technologies (4) | – | 1 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 6 | £388k | £44k | Liaison Financial Services and FISCAL Technologies (2 each) | – | 4 |
| South East | 0 | 4 | £1.1m | £150k | Julian Bloom VAT Consultant (2) | Oxford City Council (2) | 3 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 3 | £259k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 2 | £104k | – | FISCAL Technologies (2) | – | 2 |
| East of England | 0 | 2 | £189k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 2 | £157k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 1 | £75k | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | £497k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with accounts payable audit
Key findings
- £170k a month
of accounts payable audit contracts awarded.
Typical contract £96k x 1.8 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.7
accounts payable audit contracts are awarded in a typical month.
41 contracts in the last 2 years. - 9
accounts payable audit contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 5
frameworks and DPSs are running for accounts payable audit work.
0 open to join now. - 61%
of accounts payable audit contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 36 award notices.
How many accounts payable audit tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 35 | 132 |
| Contracts awarded | 21 | 90 |
20 accounts payable audit contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 18 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 38 buyers awarded accounts payable audit contracts to 13 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many accounts payable audit contracts does the UK public sector award?
41 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 38 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector accounts payable audit contract worth?
The median is £80k, and 89% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector accounts payable audit contracts?
FISCAL Technologies won the most (19). APLX Ltd won the most by value (£5.3m).
Which buyers award the most accounts payable audit contracts?
Councils award 66% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most accounts payable audit contracts?
London: 9 of 41 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the South West (8) and Yorkshire and the Humber (6).
How many accounts payable audit contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
13 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 5 November 2026. Another 3 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for accounts payable audit work that are open to join?
5 frameworks and DPSs for accounts payable audit work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Analytics that scan payments and supplier master files for duplicate payments, fraud and error, with supplier master data cleansing using the same tools.
- AP forensics and payment risk platforms
- Supplier master file cleanse with AP forensics modules
- Recovery audits of historical accounts payable data for duplicate payments and VAT
What is not included
- General data quality and MDM tools (see Master data management)
- Finance and ERP systems (another family: finance and ERP systems)
- Investigation tools for law enforcement (see Investigation and intelligence analysis software)