# Payable Orders Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS](/buyers/h-m-revenue-customs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Allied Publicity Services \(Manchester\) Limited](/contract-winners/allied-publicity-services-manchester/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £270,000
- Tender value: £270,000
- Award date: 31 March 2026
- Published: 9 April 2026
- Contract start: 1 April 2026
- Contract end: 31 March 2031
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: ebb3bb8e-6d16-4a48-adbb-5dfc3e1d0d56-892188
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fca52aee-80cd-432f-9eb8-cb5de956af9a

## Description

Provision of secure paper-based Payable Orders to Government Banking's 600\+ Public Sector customers\. Government Banking \(GB\) provides shared services to around 600\+ Customers in Central Government and the wider public sector\. Any organisation that uses the shared services provided by GB may require the use of the secure paper-based payment instrument known as the Payable Order\. The Payable Order serves the same function as a cheque drawn on a commercial bank and is recognised by various Cheque Acts\. It is therefore a valuable document that requires secure production and delivery\. The design and layout of the Payable Order must conform to The UK Payments Administration Ltd\.'s standards, a subsidiary company within Pay\.UK who operate the UK's national retail payment systems \(formerly known as APACS\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebb3bb8e-6d16-4a48-adbb-5dfc3e1d0d56-892188)