Invoice Duplicate Payments

Birmingham City Council
West Midlands
Selective procedure
3 March 2025 to 2 July 2025

The service involves a forensic review of financial records to identify, report, and recover duplicate payments made to suppliers. The scope is focused on accounts payable reconciliation and financial recovery processes to ensure fiscal accuracy and the return of overpaid funds to the authority.

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Awarded value: £175k; As published
Published: 24 February 2025
Awarded: 24 February 2025; APLX Ltd
Contract length: 4 months; Ends 2 July 2025

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist financial audit services to identify and recover duplicate payments within accounts payable and procurement systems.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 4 months
Contract dates: 3 March 2025 to 2 July 2025
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 66000000

Services in this contract

Accounts payable forensics and supplier data assuranceMain service£80k typicalDuplicate invoice payment detection

Lifecycle

Published
24 February 2025
Contract awardedto APLX Ltd
24 February 2025
Contract starts
3 March 2025
Contract ends
2 July 2025

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Birmingham City Council

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The supplier

APLX Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/204843/invoice-duplicate-payments
Buyer reference: PQ0567
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-a4b0f196-4287-458a-a9b2-229d2be214cd
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Birmingham City Council. Invoice Duplicate Payments. Contract award, 24 February 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/204843/invoice-duplicate-payments (accessed 5 November 2026).