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Spend Recovery Audit Service

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

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02 Apr 2025 at 14:12

Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council has awarded a contract for a Spend Recovery Audit Service to Liberata UK Limited. This involves auditing the Council's payments since January 2020 to identify and recover overpayments, duplicate payments, and unclaimed credit balances. The procurement falls under the financial auditing services category (CPV code 79212100) and is located in Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom. The contract period starts on 1 January 2025 and ends on 31 December 2026, with a value of £27,000 GBP. The procurement was a further competition under Crown Commercial Services RM6226 Debt Resolution Services - Lot 15 Spend Analytics and Recovery Services.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for companies specialising in financial auditing and spend recovery services. Large firms with extensive experience in handling complex financial data and recovery operations are particularly well-suited to compete for similar contracts. The successful bidder, Liberata UK Limited, exemplifies the type of business that can leverage this service to build relationships with local government authorities and expand their portfolio in the public sector.

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Notice Title

Spend Recovery Audit Service

Notice Description

Further competition under Crown Commercial Services RM6226 Debt Resolution Services - Lot 15 Spend Analytics and Recovery Services. Leeds City Council are seeking to procure one experienced and professional service to undertake a spend recovery audit (SRA) of the payments made by the Council since January 2020 to identify and ensure that any over payments, duplicate payments and unclaimed credit balances are effectively recovered.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be0c4492-0622-49d3-8cd6-aec8da17cb96
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79212100 - Financial auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£27,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 202510 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LIBERATA

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