Published date: 27 July 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 September 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Analysis services - 71620000

  • System quality assurance assessment and review services - 72225000

  • Data analysis services - 72316000

    • Auditing services - 79212000

    • Collection agency services - 79940000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

NCCT41147

Published date

27 July 2016

Closing date

12 September 2016

Contract start date

10 October 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Norfolk County Council is seeking to purchase specialised Accounts Payable recovery audit services that will identify overpayments in its Accounts Payable function and seek to recover overpayments. Accounts Payable transactions in scope are those from April 2011. Additionally, the Council wishes to identify where improvements can be made to its business processes to reduce overpayments in the future.

The Accounts Payable recovery audit will:
- Identify overpayments made within the Councils Accounts Payable function;
- Validate with the Council the overpayments identified and seek approval to pursue those overpayments prior to doing so;
- Recover overpayments approved by the Council for recovery;
- Identify areas of improvement in the Accounts Payable function to reduce the number of erroneous payments in the future.
The contract is based on a no win, no fee percentage payment model, details of which are contained in the Invitation to Tender and associated documents.


More information

Additional text

The Council has considered (pursuant to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012) whether to explicitly seek social value through this procurement, but has decided, in light of the value and the subject matter, that it is not appropriate on this occasion. The Council has also concluded that it is not necessary to consult about social value in this instance.

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council's procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must 1st be registered on the procurement system at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles

Once registered you will be able to view the procurement under the tenders section and express an interest. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the support team by phoning. +44 8442728810 or e-mailing: support@in-tend.co.uk


About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Dawson

Address

County Hall
Martineau lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
England

Email

sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home