HMRC: Tax Academy Apprenticeship End-Point Assessment *Duplicated*

UK-Salford: Education and training services. *Duplicated*


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       HM Revenue and Customs
       5th Floor West, Ralli Quays, 3 Stanley Street, Salford, M60 9LA, United Kingdom
       Email: stuart.flegg@hmrc.gov.uk
       Contact: Stuart Flegg
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity:    
   Other activity: Collector of direct and indirect taxes

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Tax Academy Apprenticeship End-Point Assessment    
          Reference number: SR227843976
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      80000000 - Education and training services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      HMRC are giving potential suppliers early notification of a requirement to provide end-point assessment for HMRC Tax Academy apprenticeships at level 3 and level 4. Additional information will be provided in the lot description.
The EPAO will work in partnership with Tax Academy as the learning provider to define the apprenticeship assessment model and approach to ensure it is aligns with and fully supports the EPA
The EPAO will review Tax Academy’s apprenticeship learning curriculum. This review must identify any additional learning or adaption of any existing learning to ensure this meets the apprenticeship standard and enable apprentices to be fully prepared for the EPA. This replaces notice 2019/S 084-198857          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,500,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:          
         1 and 2

II.2) Lot Description : 1    
   II.2.1) Title: Level 3 Public sector compliance / investigator officer
         Lot Number: 1          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      80000000 - Education and training services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Apprenticeship end-point assessments to be delivered against the standard: Level 3, Public sector compliance / investigator officer LARS 240, IFA ST0708
HMRC is seeking to engage a registered End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) to design and deliver an End-Point Assessment (EPA) for its employer provided Level 3 Public Sector Compliance/Investigator Officer apprenticeship.
HMRC requires the EPAO to undertake a flexible and partnership approach with the HMRC learning provider (Tax Academy) in the design of the EPA. This should reflect HMRC and Tax Academy’s vocational tax compliance approach to apprenticeship learning and the EPA should be based on a case study and evidence portfolio approach with a professional discussion included for Level 3    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      HMRC intends to hold Supplier Days to outline their requirements. If you are interested in attending, please see VI.3
Only suppliers registered as end-point assessors will be considered. Suppliers must be registered to deliver Level 3, Public sector compliance / investigator officer LARS 240, IFA ST0708. Please see
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-of-end-point-assessment-organisations    

II.2) Lot Description : 2    
   II.2.1) Title: Level 4 Professional accounting / taxation technician
         Lot Number: 2          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      80000000 - Education and training services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Apprenticeship end-point assessments to be delivered against the standard: Level 4, Professional accounting / taxation technician, LARS 117, IFA ST0003
HMRC is seeking to engage one or two registered End-Point Assessment Organisation(s) (EPAO) to design and deliver an End-Point Assessment (EPA) for its employer provider Level 4 Professional Accounting/Tax Technician apprenticeship.
HMRC requires the EPAO to undertake a flexible and partnership approach with the HMRC learning provider (Tax Academy) in the design of the EPA. This should reflect HMRC and Tax Academy’s vocational tax compliance approach to apprenticeship learning and the EPA should be based on a case study and evidence portfolio approach.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      HMRC intends to hold Supplier Days to outline their requirements. If you are interested in attending, please see VI.3
Only suppliers registered as end-point assessors will be considered. Suppliers must be registered to deliver Level 4, Professional accounting / taxation technician, LARS 117, IFA ST0003. Please see
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-of-end-point-assessment-organisations    

II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         15/05/2019
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   Please note that suppliers will need to register on the HMRC SAP Ariba eSourcing portal in order to express an interest in attending a Supplier Day and to submit responses to an invitation to tender. Guidance on how to register can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/528355/SAP_Ariba_Sourcing_Professional_Supplier_s_Guide_-_June_2016.pdf
Once you have registered, please confirm this by email to stuart.flegg@hmrc.gov.uk Details of the supplier day are to be confirmed, HMRC will be in touch to arrange a time slot. You may be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement prior to attending the supplier day.
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 30/04/2019