1st March 2026 Rockford Associates Appointed to Government Commercial Agency - RM6366 Debt Resolution Services 2 (DRS2) Framework Rockford Associates is pleased to announce its successful appointment to the new RM6366 Debt Resolution Services 2 (DRS2) framework by the Government Commercial Agency (GCA). This marks Rockford’s 9th consecutive year appointed to the GCA framework. This achievement reinforces Rockford Associates’ position

ROCKFORD ASSOCIATES – Appointed to East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Framework. Rockford Associates is proud to be appointed as a supplier to the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Framework Agreement (Lot 7) – Spend Analysis and Recovery Services (A/R) (Ref: 2025/S 000-011058). The NHS and wider Public Sector organisations throughout the UK can now enjoy a

THE TRUE COST OF NEGLECTING UNFORESEEN ERRORS TODAY Local authorities are collectively facing a funding shortfall of more than £3.5bn in the coming year, according to a new report by the trade union UNISON. A recent BBC Article also stated Councils in England are in a state of financial crisis with many facing effective bankruptcy in the next few years. This

AGENCY STAFF EXPENDITURE WITHIN THE NHS AND BEYOND Growing pressure on the NHS is leading to increased reliability on agency staff for support, but this is bringing its own challenges In today’s complex healthcare landscape, the National Health Service (NHS) plays a critical role in providing essential medical care to millions of people across the United Kingdom. However, the NHS faces

PROFILE University challenge: Remote cash recovery Rockford Associates Limited walks us through a challenge for Royal Holloway – University of London, remote cash recovery During 2020, Further Education establishments faced unprecedented financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the identification, verification and recovery of any overpaid cash are vital to cash

Rockford associates: Providing a financial lifeline for councils in 2024 and beyond Recovery audit specialists, Rockford Associates, discuss how increasing financial pressures are impacting local councils, the services they provide, and, therefore, the welfare of residents, and how their company can help The crisis in local council finance in the UK has intensified. High-profile cases have hit the headlines as local councils, including

National fraud initiative (NFI) creditors – “claim, vet and match” Ray Dorney talks us through Rockford Associates Limited’s Accounts Payable Recovery Audits used to detect and prevent overpayments in the public sector and beyond The National Fraud Initiative (NFI) matches data from 1,300 public sector and 77 private sector organisations, including police authorities, local probation boards, fire and rescue authorities as well

8 Common Myths About Accounts Payable Audits During 22 years of providing Accounts Payable Recovery Audits and recovering organisations in excess of £100 Million GBP, we felt it may be good to share some common reasons behind organisations opting not to, yes I did say NOT to, benefit from an independent Accounts Payable Recovery Audit which is entirely risk-free, self-financing and requires

8 Reasons Why You Need to Carry Out Regular AP Audits One of the questions we consistently get asked is “How often do we need to carry out an AP audit?”. The optimal answer depends on various factors including the date of the last AP Audit, a change in P2P processes, unusual spending behaviours, a rapid increase in volumes of purchase invoices

The 3 Truths About AP Audit Software Over our 20 years of delivering almost 1000 Recovery Audits, we have gathered and analysed vast amounts of AP transaction data and spends from clients that use and don’t use forensic audit software. Those companies that invested in forensic audit software tend to buy on the belief it will find all overpayments and make the