HMRC: Trader Support Services

UK-London: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.


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:
       HMRC, HMRC
       100 Parliament Street, Westminster, London, SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7469023302, Email: thomas.atkins1@hmrc.gov.uk
       Contact: Tom Atkins
       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: Direct and Indirect Tax

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Trader Support Services    
          Reference number:
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      Traders Support Service
On 20th May, HMG published ‘The UK’s Approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol’ which set out that the Protocol can be implemented in a way that would protect the interests of the people and economy of Northern Ireland, ensure the effective working of the UK’s internal market, provide appropriate protection for the EU Single Market and uphold the rights of all Northern Ireland’s citizens.

Our proposals, as set out in the command paper, aim to deliver unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the whole of the UK market; ensure there are no tariffs on goods remaining within the UK customs territory; discharge our obligations without the need for any new customs infrastructure in Northern Ireland and, finally, guarantee that Northern Ireland businesses benefit from the lower tariffs we deliver through our new Free Trade Agreements with third countries.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 25,000,000 - CYP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      What are we procuring?
An end to end service to support businesses with new administrative processes under the Northern Ireland Protocol. HMRC wants to test the market for a service that can:
•identify and support the education of traders and carriers about their obligations under the Northern Ireland Protocol; and
•make electronic declarations to relevant HMRC systems.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      A group briefing and Supplier 1-2-1’s will be held virtually in July 2020n. In order to register interest suppliers will need to access HMRC’s instance of SAP Ariba and answer the questions therein by 12th July 2020.

Economic operators will need to register at http://hmrc.supplier-eu.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions?type=full.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         03/08/2020
      
      
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) - NO

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   Expressions of interest not submitted in the required form (or containing the requested information) may be rejected. (When requesting access to the online questionnaires, please notify HMRC if you have any accessibility issues (disabilities) which may prevent you from providing a high quality response using the online format. This will then allow HMRC to agree with you an appropriate format for you to view and respond to the requirements). All communications shall be in English. Tenders, when invited, and all supporting documentation must be priced in Sterling and all payments under the contract will be in Sterling. Any contract or agreement resulting from the Invitation to Tender will be considered as a contract made in England according to English Law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. HMRC does not bind itself to accept any tender and reserves the right to accept any part of the tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates to the contrary.
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.
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 06/07/2020