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Published 15 Jul 2026, 12:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Evidential Scanning Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: HM Revenue & Customs (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 26 Oct 2029 · up to 26 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 27 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is seeking to establish a single supplier for the provision of evidential scanning services.

The service will support HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) teams' efforts to bring the most harmful tax evaders to justice. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) requires HMRC to provide its evidence electronically, which, if required, is also used for Electronic Presentation of Evidence (EPE).

Accordingly, the service has specific requirements to preserve the integrity of physical documents, ensure that digital copies are an accurate and complete representation of the original documents, and protect evidential material from loss, damage, tampering or unauthorised access.

The Supplier shall provide dedicated secure storage and processing facilities for HMRC material, with access restricted to authorised personnel and used solely for the delivery of the Services.

The Supplier must maintain a complete chain of custody for all evidential material throughout receipt, storage, processing, scanning, transfer and disposal activities.

Pursuant to Regulation 18(2)(z) of the Procurement Regulations 2024, HMRC has identified the following specific, known risks which cannot be fully quantified, priced, or resolved at the time of contract award, and which may impact the value of this contract:

The service will be delivered on an ad hoc and demand led basis, and HMRC does not guarantee any minimum volumes. Demand may fluctuate throughout the contract term as a result of operational, investigative, legislative, or policy-drive factors, including, but not limited to, changes in case volumes, enforcement activity, or wider business needs.

These known risks may result in actual volumes and total contract spend being materially higher or lower than the estimated levels provided. Any volumes stated by HMRC in the tender documents are historic and/or indicative estimates only and shall not constitute a commitment or obligation.

Suppliers must acknowledge and accept this variability and shall ensure that its capacity, scalability, and commercial arrangements are sufficiently flexible to accommodate fluctuations without adversely affecting service delivery or performance.

CPV: Document management services · Scanning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 27 Oct 2026 – 26 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 26 Oct 2031 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: This contract has a three (3) year initial term and two (2) optional one (1) year extensions, up to a maximum total term of five (5) years. It will be at the sole discretion of HMRC to decide whether the extensions are used.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the SAP Ariba event for details of the legal and financial capacity conditions of participation for this contract.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see the SAP Ariba event for details of the legal and financial capacity conditions of participation for this contract.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Quality: Quality will account for 90% of the overall evaluation. Further information, including the quality question breakdown, is provided within the Further Competition document, located in the event in SAP Ariba
  • Social Value: Social Value will account for 10% of the overall evaluation. Further details are provided within the tender event in SAP Ariba
  • Pricing: Weighted against the quality criteria using the Price per Quality Point (PQP) evaluation methodology. Please see the Tendering Instructions attached to the SAP Ariba event for further details.
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the SAP Ariba event for details of the legal and financial capacity conditions of participation for this contract.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see the SAP Ariba event for details of the legal and financial capacity conditions of participation for this contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Jul 2026, 12:14 BST
Last source update
3 Aug 2026, 16:10 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Oct 2026
Authority reference
SR2890586655
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073344
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Document management servicesScanning services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cbd9 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Risks

Pursuant to Regulation 18(2)(z) of the Procurement Regulations 2024, HMRC has identified the following specific, known risks which cannot be fully quantified, priced, or resolved at the time of contract award, and which may impact the value of this contract:

The service will be delivered on an ad hoc and demand led basis, and HMRC does not guarantee any minimum volumes. Demand may fluctuate throughout the contract term as a result of operational, investigative, legislative, or policy-drive factors, including, but not limited to, changes in case volumes, enforcement activity, or wider business needs.

These known risks may result in actual volumes and total contract spend being materially higher or lower than the estimated levels provided. Any volumes stated by HMRC in the tender documents are historic and/or indicative estimates only and shall not constitute a commitment or obligation.

Suppliers must acknowledge and accept this variability and shall ensure that its capacity, scalability, and commercial arrangements are sufficiently flexible to accommodate fluctuations without adversely affecting service delivery or performance.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
  1. Suppliers who wish to participate in public procurements are required to register on the Government's Central Digital Platform (CDP). Suppliers can submit their core supplier information and, where a procurement opportunity arises, share this information with HMRC via the CDP. It is free to use and will mean you should no longer have to re-enter your core supplier information for each public procurement but simply ensure it is up to date and subsequently share as needed. The CDP is available at www.gov.uk/findtender ↗.
  2. This procurement will be conducted by way of an eSourcing event using HMRC's SAP Ariba eSourcing Portal. Please ensure you are registered with the eSourcing Portal to gain access to the procurement documentation when it is released which will contain full details of the requirement.

If you are not already registered, the registration link is: hmrc.sourcing-eu.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration ↗

As part of the registration process you will receive a system generated email asking you to activate your SAP Ariba supplier account by verifying your email address. Once you have completed the activation process you will receive a further email by return confirming the 'registration process is now complete' and providing you with 'your organisation's account ID' number. If an email response from HMRC is not received within one working day of your request, please re-contact [email protected] (after first checking your spam in-box) notifying non-receipt and confirming when your registration request was first made.

Once you have obtained 'your organization's account ID' number, please email [email protected] and copy in [email protected] & [email protected] with your:

Contract title and Reference

Your organisation's HMRC SAP Ariba account ID

Your organisation name

Your name

Your email address

Your telephone number.

Once you have complied with the foregoing you will receive an e-mail confirming access to the procurement event once it is built. Further information about HMRC's procurement tool SAP Ariba, a Suppliers Guide and general information about supplying to HMRC is available on the HMRC website: www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/supplying.htm ↗

If you have already registered on SAP Ariba then you may also need to re-register on HMRC's SAP Ariba in order to be added to the event.

Tenders must be submitted via the SAP Ariba event for this procurement, in the formats specified in the tendering instructions provided in the event.

Tenders submitted by other means will not be considered by HMRC.

Timeline

15 Jul 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published103 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 12:14 BST
  2. Tender notice published84 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 16:10 BST
  3. Clarification questions by63 days ago
    24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline55 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Award decision expected by12 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts5h ago
    27 Oct 2026

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 12:14 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Aug 2026, 16:10 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £500,000
    3 Aug 2026, 16:10 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    3 Aug 2026, 16:10 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    3 Aug 2026, 16:10 BST
  6. Deadline published: 1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    3 Aug 2026, 16:10 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HM Revenue & Customs

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVMW-8599-JZNJ 100 Parliament Street, London, London, SW1A 2BQContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure