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Published 19 Jan 2023, 14:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4536844 - NILGOSC - Provision of Tax Advisory Services for NILGOSC’s Investment Portfolio

Official notice

Authority: NI Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee NILGOSC·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£521,667exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) wishes to engage a Contractor to provide Tax Advisory Services for its Investment Portfolio. Advice is required across the range of asset classes and the contract will cover the provision of specialised tax advice on an as-needed basis and will commence upon the date of Contract award for a period of 4 years.

CPV: Tax consultancy services · Tax-return preparation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Published value£521,667
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Variant bids: not allowed
79222000 Tax-return preparation services

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
19 Jan 2023, 14:32 GMT
Last source update
19 Jan 2023, 14:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
4536844
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001708
Classification (CPV)
Tax consultancy servicesTax-return preparation services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)and.. where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on on the award decision.

Publisher note: Contractors not delivering on contract requirements. is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract. performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the their place on the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded... from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern... Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the Notice.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
20 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Feb 2023, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

19 Jan 2023 → 20 Jun 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    19 Jan 2023, 14:32 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    20 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    20 Feb 2023, 15:30 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    20 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NI Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee NILGOSC

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 411 Holywood Road, BELFAST, UK, BT4 2LPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationsReview body UK

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria