Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c1a-d35d-7064-8c30-ad6974f988cf/gb-witham-finance-invoice-capture-system awarded GB open procedure # GB-Witham: Finance Invoice Capture System [Essex Fire & Rescue Service](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-fire-rescue-service) Estimated value £52,750 Published 27 Feb 2017 Deadline Closed 3 Feb 2017 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender ECFRS employ 718 Whole time and 478 On-Call Firefighters, 32 Control staff and 261 Support staff. There are 50 ECFRS' fire stations - 12 Whole time, 34 On-Call, 4 Day Crewed, plus one USAR station (Urban Search and Rescue) are sited to offer fire and rescue cover to every community within the county. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service's Finance Department are responsible for procurement, processing of creditor and debtor invoices, petty cash, purchase card transactions, reporting of the statutory accounts Minimum current scanning requirements: Estimated at 24,000 Purchase Invoices, 1,700 Sales Invoices, plus back-up documentation, 1,000 Barclaycard statements, 2,500 BACS remittance advices, 1,000 petty cash claims It has been agreed by Essex Fire Authority that Finance can invest in a new scanning solution that will encompass a number of new features to improve the workflow and accuracy of the department. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. ## CPV classification Scanning and invoicing services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f4c9771b-1c55-4378-aef1-692a0cf3475a) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Essex Fire & Rescue Service: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-fire-rescue-service) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 · Procurement for Housing · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4909-7303-a67f-9c3bff3eb4d8/social-housing-emerging-disrupters-6) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge)