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title: "Accounts Payable Foresics"
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# Accounts Payable Foresics

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c62320ee-3c70-411e-b390-b0d7ffc18f8c

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## Summary

Bristol City Council has procured forensic accounts-payable software to check outgoing payments for potential errors before they are made. The tool is intended to identify duplicate payments, payments to incorrect suppliers and possible fraud. It adds these checks to the Council’s corporate finance system, which does not have this functionality built in. This is a software service in the financial analysis and accounting category (CPV 48440000), for the Council in Bristol.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to FISCAL Technologies UK Ltd on 16 October 2026. The award value is £108,360, and the contract period runs from 25 October 2026 to 24 October 2029. The procurement used a method described as “Other”; the evaluation basis and detailed procedure are not stated in the available process information. The requirement was presented as a single item, with no lots described. The tender’s estimated value was also £108,360. Bristol City Council was the buyer. The award is active, and the tender is marked complete.

For suppliers of accounts-payable assurance and financial-control software, this award demonstrates demand from Bristol City Council for technology that can screen payments before release and flag duplicates, incorrect supplier details and suspected fraud. A credible competitor would need software that can supplement an established corporate finance system, rather than replace it, and demonstrate how it identifies these risks within payment workflows. The requirement points to buyers seeking practical safeguards against payment errors and fraud through specialist software. FISCAL Technologies UK Ltd, recorded as an SME, secured the award, showing that a supplier need not be a large organisation to deliver this kind of requirement. Companies with relevant financial software, payment-control and system-integration capabilities are the closest fit when this Council’s requirement returns to market.

## Notice

A forensic tool to identify, potential errors in payments before they are made, this includes duplicate payments, incorrect suppliers and fraud. The software is an addition to the corporate finance system which does not have this level of functionality built into it.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/877f467f-38c2-424d-81d6-c872341c8baa |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Oct 2026 - 24 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £108,360 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £108,360 |
| 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 | BS1 5TR |
| 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 | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FISCAL Technologies Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 14:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/877f467f-38c2-424d-81d6-c872341c8baa

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/877f467f-38c2-424d-81d6-c872341c8baa
  21st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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