Official UK procurement notice
C1220 - External Taxation
Authority: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Northern Ireland Water Group (The Client) is a group of companies registered in Northern Ireland which are governed under the Companies Act 2006 and subject to UK tax legislation and HMRC compliance. The Client is fully owned by its shareholder, the Department for Infrastructure, and is economically regulated by the Utility Regulator. The Client has been building its own in-house tax competency and plans to increasingly carry out its business-as-usual tax activities in-house. The Client appointed its current tax advisers in 2018. This Contract has appointed Contractors to work alongside the Client's internal tax professionals to provide relevant tax advice in order to assist with the Client's tax compliance, and review Client submissions to HMRC as appropriate.
- Recurrence: no earlier than July 2027
CPV: Tax consultancy services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£6,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1General Taxation AdviceCancelledRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
General Taxation Advice. Additional information: Contract awarded for 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1+1.
Lot #2Capital AlowancesCancelledRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
Capital Allowances. Additional information: Contract Awarded for 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1+1.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · no earlier than July 2027
- First published
- 24 Jan 2024, 14:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2024, 11:59 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020887- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04342fFind a Tender
Publisher note: The figure of £3.6m represents the anticipated contract value which ranges from £3m to £5m.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Feb 2024 → 9 Jul 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected19 Mar 2024
- Bids must remain valid until26 May 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published9 Jul 2024, 11:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2024- Status changed to complete9 Jul 2024, 11:59 BST
- Buyer details updated9 Jul 2024, 11:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| CHANDLER KBS, Deloitte MCS LTDjoint award | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020887-2024-1 · CHANDLER KBS, Deloitte MCS LTD
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NI Water and its subsidiariesContracting authorityWater
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Northern Ireland WaterReview body
- Northern Ireland Water LtdReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Chandler KBSAwarded supplier
- Deloitte MCS LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.