Provision of VAT Services

1.69 Part 4A - Professional and Trade Registers

The tenderer is required to provide evidence of professional accreditation/registration. For example, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and/or Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT).

1.72 Part 4B: Economic and Financial Standing

1.72.1 - The tenderer is required to hold Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of 5 million GBP as a minimum except those companies which are exempt in specific circumstances – further guidance can be found within the attached link: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

Public Liability Insurance of 1 million GBP as a minimum

Professional Indemnity Insurance of 5 million GBP as a minimum

1.72.6 - The tenderer is required to confirm their financial year end and whether or not their accounts have been audited. If their accounts are audited, the tenderer is required to confirm that their auditor has provided an unqualified audit report for accounts over the past 3 years, including the most recent audit completed. If their audited accounts include a qualified audit statement, the tenderer should explain what the qualification was and how they have/are being addressed. If the tenderers accounts are not audited, tenderers will be expected to supply SCTS, upon request prior to the award of the contract, a copy of the most recent set of completed accounts.

1.73 Part 4C: Services

1.73.3 - The tenderer must provide two examples of professional experience of providing VAT Services in the UK in last 3 years.