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title: "ID 4172635 - DFC - PROVISION OF A TECHNICAL ACCOUNTANCY SUPPORT SERVICE (TASS) - ***PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT***"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4172635-dfc-provision-of-a-technical-accountancy-support-service-tass-pre-market-engage-ocds-h6vhtk-032450"
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# ID 4172635 - DFC - PROVISION OF A TECHNICAL ACCOUNTANCY SUPPORT SERVICE (TASS) - ***PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT***

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4172635-dfc-provision-of-a-technical-accountancy-support-service-tass-pre-market-engage-ocds-h6vhtk-032450). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DFC - Department for Communities: "ID 4172635 - DFC - PROVISION OF A TECHNICAL ACCOUNTANCY SUPPORT SERVICE (TASS) - ***PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT***". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [DFC - Department for Communities](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dfc-department-for-communities-GB-FTS-47357)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032450`

## 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/id-4172635-dfc-provision-of-a-technical-accountancy-support-service-tass-pre-market-engage-ocds-h6vhtk-032450#tl-md)

## Description
***PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE*** The Department for Communities (DfC) Local Government and Housing Regulation Division (LGHRD) aims to support Northern Ireland district councils in the delivery of a system of strong and effective local government. This means laying the foundations for a system of local government which meets the needs of ratepayers and users of district council services and facilities. The role of LGHRD includes to: • Provide a legislative and policy framework to allow councils to guide local public services (including issuing local government circulars); • Perform local government consultations on new local government policy and legislation; • Pay the Rates Support Grant (RSG), De-rating Grant (DRG) and Transferred Functions Grant (TFG) to councils; • Develop methods to improve the administration, finance and audit of local government; • Oversee and liaise with councils; • Oversee the Local Government Staff Commission (LGSC) and the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC); and • Liaise with the Local Government Auditor. The DfC is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Contractor to provide accountancy support and guidance to the Technical Accountancy Support Service (TASS) to the 11 councils and DfC. Prior to initiating the procurement, the DfC wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, BEFORE 3PM on Friday 08 April 2022.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** ***PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE*** The Department for Communities (DfC) Local Government and Housing Regulation Division (LGHRD) aims to support Northern Ireland district councils in the delivery of a system of strong and effective local government...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007606-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-21T15:35:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:06:17.873Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032450