Published date: 11 August 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 July 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting and auditing services - 79210000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£45,000

Procurement reference

BOURN001-DN618908-76931224

Published date

11 August 2022

Closing date

28 July 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Council is looking to action an Accounts Payable Review of its accounts. This will be achieved through the Spend Analytics and Recovery Services which will identify incorrectly processed information including but not limited to; duplicate invoices, unprocessed credit notes and under-recovered VAT on the Council's ledger. \r
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Accounts Payable Reviews are standard practice for many companies and are generally performed by an independent firm in order to provide an objective assessment of the accuracy of how accurate and comprehensive accounts payable invoices and other transactions reflect actual business operations. \r
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The aim of this review is to recover as much money as feasible that has either been overpaid by the Council or not been returned to the Council. The Supplier will identify any unrecovered monies and on behalf of the Council make contact with the relevant parties in order to recover the monies.


Award information

Awarded date

29 July 2022

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2023

Total value of contract

£45,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Meridian Cost Benefit Limited

Address

Tyttenhanger House, Coursers Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0PG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Address

BCP Council
Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
England

Email

procurement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk