Accounts Payable Recovery Audit

Norfolk County Council is seeking to purchase specialised Accounts Payable recovery audit services that will identify overpayments in its Accounts Payable function and seek to recover overpayments. Accounts Payable transactions in scope are those from April 2011.

Additionally, the Council wishes to identify where improvements can be made to its business processes to reduce overpayments in the future. The Accounts Payable recovery audit will: — Identify overpayments made within the Councils Accounts Payable function; — Validate with the Council the overpayments identified and seek approval to pursue those overpayments prior to doing so; — Recover overpayments approved by the Council for recovery; — Identify areas of improvement in the Accounts Payable function to reduce the number of erroneous payments in the future.

The contract is based on a no win, no fee percentage payment model, details of which are contained in the Invitation to Tender and associated documents. Additional information: The Council has considered (pursuant to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012) whether to explicitly seek social value through this procurement, but has decided, in light of the value and the subject matter, that it is not appropriate on this occasion.

The Council has also concluded that it is not necessary to consult about social value in this instance. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council's procurement system.