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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Account Payable Audit Solution

Essex County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 09:01.

Opportunity overview

Provision of a cloud-based Accounts Payable Audit Solution (SaaS) to support Essex County Council in identifying and preventing duplicate invoice payments and duplicate supplier records before payment is made. The contract includes software licences for implementation, data migration, training, hosting, maintenance, support, reporting functionality, and ongoing system updates. The solution will enable Council staff to undertake self-service duplicate checking, audit management, and reporting, with secure hosting and compliance with accessibility and data protection requirements. The contract is for an initial term of two years, with an option to extend for a further one year.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

APLX LTD

Matched by number
Published award value
£47.3k
Awarded
21 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05357998
Location
Leeds, UKE42, LS25 2GH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
D025PA
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Essex County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Market Road
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH36

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
APLX LTD
Id
GB-COH-05357998

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05357998

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGND-8618-PPHR

Address

Street Address
9 Fusion Court Aberford Road
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS25 2GH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Account Payable Audit Solution
Status
active
Date
22 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48443000
Description
Accounting software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212000
Description
Auditing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
56,700
Amount
47,250
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05357998
Name
APLX LTD

Contract period

Starts
1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract may be extended for a further 12 months at the Authority's discretion, subject to satisfactory supplier performance and the Authority's ongoing business and technology requirements.

Options

Description
The Authority may purchase additional user licences during the contract term to accommodate changes in service requirements, including increases in user numbers. Any additional licences would be procured on the terms and pricing mechanisms set out in the contract.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084723-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Sept 2026, 10:03
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
15 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH36 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 031069-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 084723-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·