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title: "Early Payment Scheme Initative"
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buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# Early Payment Scheme Initative

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5a79f718-7a25-4a5a-8e6c-eb0b55cd3f9c

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## Summary

Bristol City Council commissioned services for an Early Payment Scheme Initiative. The requirement falls within accounting, auditing and fiscal services, with an additional focus on financial management consultancy. In practical terms, the work concerns financial and consultancy support associated with an early payment scheme. The buying organisation is Bristol City Council, and delivery covers England. This is a services procurement rather than a purchase of goods or construction works. The requirement is relevant to firms providing accounting or audit services, fiscal advice, financial management consultancy, or related support for public-sector payment and finance initiatives. The procurement was intended to be suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the selected supplier, Oxygen Finance Limited, is recorded as an SME.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct award. The submission deadline was 30 July 2026 at 12:00. Bristol City Council awarded the contract to Oxygen Finance Limited on 14 August 2026 for £460,000 including the stated GBP currency. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The award is active and covers the full Early Payment Scheme Initiative requirement. The procurement records accounting, auditing and fiscal services as the main classification, with financial management consultancy as an additional classification. The published process does not set out a comparative scoring basis; the recorded route was direct award. The contract value and period are also reflected in the award outcome.

For suppliers that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates that Bristol City Council purchases specialist financial services for an early payment scheme at a substantial public-sector scale. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise in accounting, auditing and fiscal services, combined with financial management consultancy capability. Experience of designing, supporting or operating payment-related financial initiatives would be commercially relevant to this buyer’s requirement. The procurement was suitable for SMEs, showing that a smaller specialist firm can be an appropriate supplier profile. Competitors should also understand how to present a focused public-sector financial solution through a direct-award route, while showing the capacity and professional credibility needed to support the council’s scheme throughout its operation.

## Notice

Early Payment Scheme Initiative

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09ad970d-4d6a-4599-9cc5-7d3ccf332111 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £460,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £460,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bristol City Council |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS3 9FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Bedminster |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OXYGEN FINANCE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 15:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09ad970d-4d6a-4599-9cc5-7d3ccf332111

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09ad970d-4d6a-4599-9cc5-7d3ccf332111
  3rd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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