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Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Tax Administration and Management Solution for Revenue Scotland

Official notice

Authority: Revenue Scotland

Services
Awarded value£5,507,180published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Sept 2018
Awarded to NEC Software Solutions LTD, Northgate Public Services (UK) Limited
Contract term 10 yrs 11 moends 14 Aug 2029 · starts 18 Sept 2018

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice — see the official documents.

CPV: Computer audit and testing services · Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services · Computer equipment and supplies · Computer network services · Computer support and consultancy services · Computer-related services · Data services · Hardware consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet services · Software package and information systems · Software programming and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AWARDED - Revenue Scotland intend to appoint a single supplier to deliver a tax… 10 yrs 11 mo
AWARDED - Revenue Scotland intend to appoint a single supplier to deliver a tax administration and management solution for devolved taxes in Scotland. This solution will provide the primary administrative system for tax operations and also provide an external element to allow external users to interact with Revenue Scotland. This procurement exercise will replace this existing solution and provide the associated support and infrastructure for the duration of this contract. This exercise will also look to introduce additional capabilities into the organisation to meet the needs of a tax administration including workflow, secure communications, case management and enhanced compliance capabilities. This solution will form part of the technological landscape of Revenue Scotland. This contract will also provide the on-going support and maintenance and develop in line with Revenue Scotland’s needs. This procurement is a substantial part of an existing service design project which aims to have the required functionality deployed by April 2019.
Contract period: 18 Sept 2018 — 14 Aug 2029 (10 yrs 11 mo)Delivery: Scotland
30200000 Computer equipment and supplies48000000 Software package and information systems72100000 Hardware consultancy services72200000 Software programming and consultancy services72300000 Data services72400000 Internet services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Oct 2026, 10:58 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 10:58 BST
Authority reference
A18734223
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095539
Classification (CPV)
Computer audit and testing servicesComputer back-up and catalogue conversion servicesComputer equipment and suppliesComputer network servicesComputer support and consultancy servicesComputer-related servicesData servicesHardware consultancy servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInternet services+2 more
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078474 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:843636)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Contract starts
    18 Sept 2018, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice publishedearlier today
    9 Oct 2026, 10:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,507,1801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Sept 2018
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NEC Software Solutions LTD, Northgate Public Services (UK) Limitedjoint award——Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of a Tax Administration and Management Solution for Revenue Scotland · NEC Software Solutions LTD, Northgate Public Services (UK) Limited

    Signed
    18 Sept 2018
    Value
    £5,507,180
    Period
    18 Sept 2018 — 14 Aug 2029
    Status
    active
    • Change 1 - This is a Modification notice to indicate historic works covered by Reg 71(1)(b) during FY20-21, FY21-22 which allowed Revenue Scotland to implementation adjustments to the provision of a Tax Administration and Management Solution. This included adding relief calculations known as SLFT credits, implementation of out of scope workflow functionality and related continual improvement requirements. Similar historic works during FY21-22 covered transaction rounding calculations adjustments, the introduction of a portal banner for enhanced communications and related continual improvement requirements. The total cost of these works was 156,600 GBP 2 - This is a Modification notice to indicate works covered by Reg 71(1)(c) during FY25-26 and the introduction of Scottish Aggregate Tax (SAT) and Scottish Building Safety Levy (SBSL). This included the development and implementation of these new tax modules as a bolt on to the existing platform. The total cost of these works was 1,573,000 GBP — Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: 1 - To provide for additional services by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor cannot be made for technical reasons due to the requirements of interchangeability and would cause significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority. 2 - The modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee due to two new delegated taxes.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Revenue Scotland

Contracting authority PO Box 24068, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 9BR Sandra McLaughlin [email protected] +44 1412425462

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • NEC Software Solutions UK LimitedAwarded supplier BizSpace, 1st floor, iMex centre, 575-599 Maxted Road, Hemel Hempstead, UK, HP2 7DX
  • Northgate Public Services (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier Peoplebuilding 2, Peoplebuilding Estate, Maylands Avenue,, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead, UK, HP2 4NW +44 1442768445

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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