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Bottomline D365 Invoice automation

Somerset County Council

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16 Oct 2026 at 14:32

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council renewed its Bottomline Invoice Automation service for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365), excluding PTX. The requirement is for invoice automation rather than a broader invoicing service. The procurement is categorised as a service, with invoicing services as its specified work. Delivery is in Somerset, England. The contract was awarded to Bottomline Technologies Limited, the incumbent supplier named in the renewal requirement. This is evidence of the council’s demand for continued invoice automation within its D365 environment.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Bottomline Technologies Limited. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, for a single lot. The contract was signed on 16 October 2026 and runs from 15 November 2026 to 14 November 2027. Its value is £49,810 excluding VAT and £59,772 including VAT. The award date is not stated separately from the signing date. No evaluation criteria are set out; the supplier was selected through the non-competitive route to renew the council’s existing Bottomline Invoice Automation service, excluding PTX.

For suppliers competing for a future renewal, credibility will depend on delivering invoice automation that works with Somerset Council’s Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment and can meet the requirement to renew the existing Bottomline service, excluding PTX. The buyer selected the incumbent through a direct award without competition, so a credible alternative would need to demonstrate a clear fit with the council’s existing systems and the ability to maintain continuity of the specific service. This is a focused service requirement, rather than a broad invoicing transformation or PTX opportunity. The contract indicates demand at a modest, single-contract scale for a specialist supplier able to support invoice automation in a local authority setting.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bottomline D365 Invoice automation

Notice Description

This is to renew our Bottomline Invoice Automation (not PTX)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0789a5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098014-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
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

79999200 - Invoicing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£49,810 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Nov 2026 - 14 Nov 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Somerset County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 4DY
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Further Information

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