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title: "CCFI26A02 Provision of Spend Analysis and Recovery Service Accounts Payable Review"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077779"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Crown Commercial Service"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# CCFI26A02 Provision of Spend Analysis and Recovery Service Accounts Payable Review

Buyer: Crown Commercial Service  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077779

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## Summary

The Government Commercial Agency procured a spend analysis and recovery service focused on accounts payable review. The work is intended to help establish a best-practice standard for government accounts payable, improve confidence and assurance in payment processes, and reduce losses arising from fraud, error or waste in erroneous supplier payments. This is a financial services requirement, classified under CPV 66000000, delivered across the United Kingdom. The procurement covered one complete lot. It is relevant to organisations providing accounts payable auditing, spend analysis, payment assurance, financial controls, supplier-payment review and recovery services for central government or other large public-sector environments.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a competitive selective process under a framework agreement. APLX LTD was selected on 22 September 2026 for the single lot. The award value is £5,000,000 excluding VAT and £6,000,000 including VAT. The awarded service period runs from 28 September 2026 to 27 September 2028, with renewal available for up to two further years in one-year increments, giving a maximum extent to 27 September 2030. The requirement was evaluated through the framework’s competitive award process. The award is active, and a signature milestone was scheduled for 25 September 2026.

This award demonstrates established public-sector demand for specialist accounts payable review, spend analysis and recovery work aimed at identifying fraud, error and waste in supplier payments. Competitors seeking to pursue comparable work for the Government Commercial Agency would need credible capability in analysing high-volume payment and spend data, testing accounts payable controls, identifying erroneous or potentially improper payments, and supporting recovery or assurance activity. Experience of translating findings into practical best-practice standards for government would be particularly relevant. A credible supplier would also need the capacity to deliver a UK-wide service for a central-government buyer, work constructively with suppliers and public-sector finance teams, and provide evidence-based findings that improve confidence in payment processes.

## Notice

Spend Analysis and Recovery Service Accounts Payable Review to contribute to the establishment of a best practice standard for Government, ensuring improved confidence and assurance of accounts payable process, and where possible reduce losses due to fraud, error or waste (FEW) that occur through erroneous payments made to suppliers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089615-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £5,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Crown Commercial Service |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Audit Partnership Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 13:06 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089615-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089615-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://aplx.com/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-050270
- https://www.gca.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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