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Invoice Automation Tool

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

Buyer Address: Park Place, Cardiff, UKL22, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@cardiff.ac.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
504912.0 GBP
Published
08 Sep 2025, 10:24
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
17 Sep 2025, 23:00
Contract End
17 Sep 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Region
n/a
Awarded To
DOCUMATION SOFTWARE LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Cardiff University is looking to tender for an Accounts Payable Automation solution to enable a more efficient, cost effective and secure accounts payable process. The university currently processes approximately 130,000 invoices per annum. The invoices are manually entered into Oracle EBS and saved locally. We are looking for a SaaS based AP Automation solution to be implemented in the autumn of 2025, which is capable of processing invoices received via email, capturing and storing invoice data and images, and integrating to Oracle EBS AP Invoice Workbench.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: Invoice Automation Tool

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