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title: "002668 British Library Taxation Services"
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# 002668 British Library Taxation Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002668-british-library-taxation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05961b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Library: "002668 British Library Taxation Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £100,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Library](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-library-GB-PPON-PCXZ-9362-XQJM)
- **Published Value:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 October 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Tax consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002668-british-library-taxation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05961b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05961b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002668-british-library-taxation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05961b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002668-british-library-taxation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05961b#participate

## Description
The British Library is seeking supplier/s for Taxation Services. The British Library is an exempt charity which operates charitable, ancillary and commercial services and therefore has a complex tax position which allows it to benefit from section 33(A) VATA 1994 against a number of its services. The British Library annually reviews the option of setting up a wholly owned trading company for its commercial operations to manage the corporation tax position.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Tax-consultancy-services./H4HY65DR42
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H4HY65DR42

## Lots (3)
### Lot Lot 1: Lot 1-Corporation Tax
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79221000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £25,000
- **Description:** The primary requirements in this area will be to:
Advise on the potential Corporation Tax treatment and implications of the Library’s current and future operations and provide solutions to mitigate the Library’s taxation risk and minimise Corporation...
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 2: Lot 2 -VAT
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79221000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £60,000
- **Description:** The Library has a complex mixture of non-business activities, activities for which input tax is recoverable under s33a of the 1994 act, taxable and exempt activities.
The library is currently awaiting formal approval of a revised Partial Exemption Sp...
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 3: Lot 3-Employment Taxes
- **Lot id:** `Lot 3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79221000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £15,000
- **Description:** The primary requirements in this area will be to: 
 Advise on the application of employment taxes and any changes in legislation, e.g. IR35. 
 Ad-hoc advice may be requested in relation to ancillary tax issues relating to matters such as: 
The advent...
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F054772-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-08T15:05:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:23:17.494Z
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