GB-Witham: Finance Invoice Capture System

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.