Official UK procurement notice
Basic PAYE Tool and Paper Capture Tool
Authority: H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS A CALL FOR COMPETITION.
HMRC are seeking a supplier to build, run and maintain our Basic PAYE Tool and Paper Capture Tool, these are services that support employers with 9 or fewer employees to manage their payroll and calculate tax.
We hold the intellectual property which would be made available to the appointed supplier.
Competition go live 31st January 2025
Competition close 3rd March 2025
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Real Time Information Basic PAYE Tools (BPT) downloadable desktop applicationRenewalPublished value£7,000,000
Real Time Information Basic PAYE Tools (BPT) downloadable desktop application.
BPT is a software product with English and Welsh text that provides the ability for small employers to create their own Employer Database to support and streamline many of the basic day-to-day requirements of maintaining a payroll system.
BPT provides for employers to operate their payroll digitally and submit their payroll information to HMRC in the following employer submissions:
-RTI Full Payment Submission (FPS)
-RTI Employer Payment Summary (EPS)
-NINO Verification Request (NVR)
-Earlier Year Update (EYU) (support only)
BPT is an end-to-end payroll system, compatible with current supported desktop operating systems, which is provided by HMRC to employers (with 9 live or fewer employees) to ensure legal compliance and enables businesses to accurately calculate, record and report PAYE tax, National Insurance, Student and Postgraduate Loans, statutory payments, and employer records, correct digital submission mistakes, produce payslips and much more.
As we retain the Intellectual Property, we expect the selected supplier to potentially rebuild and/or modernize the tool throughout the duration of the contract.
BPT can be downloaded and guidance found at the following links:
www.gov.uk/government/collectio… ↗
Paper Capture Tool (PCT) desktop application
A software product that provides the ability for HMRC Operators to capture information from paper submissions, plus supports the Operators ability to submit the following employer paper submissions:
-RTI Full Payment Submission (FPS)
-RTI Employer Payment Summary (EPS)
-Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Updates
As we retain the Intellectual Property, we expect the selected supplier to update the application annually and modernise throughout the duration of the contract.
Register for the Event
To register your interest in this opportunity through our HMRC Ariba system, please contact Stacey Alvis, [email protected]. If you are already registered on the Ariba system, please provide your ANID number and the email address of the relevant contact and you will be added to the competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Dec 2024, 17:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Jan 2025, 13:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SR2196298844- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003274- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c1a6Find a Tender
Publisher note: Real Time Information Basic PAYE Tools (BPT) downloadable desktop application BPT is a software product with English and Welsh text that provides the ability for small employers to create their own Employer Database to support and streamline many of the basic day-to-day requirements of maintaining a payroll system. BPT provides for employers to operate their payroll digitally and submit their payroll information to HMRC in the following employer submissions: -RTI Full Payment Submission (FPS) -RTI Employer Payment Summary (EPS) -NINO Verification Request (NVR) -Earlier Year Update (EYU) (support only) BPT is an end-to-end payroll system, compatible with current supported desktop operating systems, which is provided by HMRC to employers (with 9 live or fewer employees) to ensure legal compliance and enables businesses to accurately calculate, record and report PAYE tax, National Insurance, Student and Postgraduate Loans, statutory payments, and employer records, correct digital submission mistakes, produce payslips and much more. As we retain the Intellectual Property, we expect the selected supplier to potentially rebuild and/or modernize the tool throughout the duration of the contract. BPT can be downloaded and guidance found at the following links: https://www.gov.uk/basic-paye-tools https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/guidance-for-employers-on-using-basic-paye-tools-bpt Paper Capture Tool (PCT) desktop application A software product that provides the ability for HMRC Operators to capture information from paper submissions, plus supports the Operators ability to submit the following employer paper submissions: -RTI Full Payment Submission (FPS) -RTI Employer Payment Summary (EPS) -Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Updates As we retain the Intellectual Property, we expect the selected supplier to update the application annually and modernise throughout the duration of the contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 3 Mar 2025, 14:01 GMT
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 3 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected16 Dec 2024
- Notice published31 Jan 2025, 13:12 GMT
- Submission deadline3 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Mar 2025, 14:01 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jan 2025- Published value published: £7,000,00031 Jan 2025, 13:12 GMT
- Status changed to active31 Jan 2025, 13:12 GMT
- Procurement method changed31 Jan 2025, 13:12 GMT
- Deadline published: 3 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT31 Jan 2025, 13:12 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HMRCReview body
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria