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Published 2 Feb 2026, 11:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T25-205CRO VAT Support Consultancy Services

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£36,720≈ £37k / year · £36,720 inc. VAT12.9% above published estimate

Submissions closed 27 Feb 2026awarded 24 Mar 2026

Awarded to BDO LLP

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) in collaboration with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) require consultancy support in relation to the Councils’ VAT regimes. Whilst this is a joint procurement between the two Councils, each Council will then engage individually with the successful consultant. It is intended that the contract will take the form of a total maximum of 4 days consultancy support in a 12-month period per Council with the option to extend for two further 12 month periods at the sole discretion of each individual Council commencing from 1 April 2026. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Tax consultancy services · Tax-return preparation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£36,720

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £36,720 exc. VAT · £36,720 inc. VAT

Extensions: Option to extend the contract for two further 12 month periods at the sole discretion of of each individual Council.

79221000 Tax consultancy services 79222000 Tax-return preparation services

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

Lot awarding rule: Please refer to the CfT documents for further details.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
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: 2 Feb 2026, 11:48 GMT
Last source update: 26 Mar 2026, 16:57 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-008881
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Tax consultancy servicesTax-return preparation services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-061409 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Feb 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published262 days ago
2 Feb 2026, 11:48 GMT
Clarification questions by251 days ago
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline237 days ago
27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Latest notice published210 days ago
26 Mar 2026, 16:57 GMT
Contract starts204 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026

Tender notice published
2 Feb 2026, 11:48 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
26 Mar 2026, 16:57 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
26 Mar 2026, 16:57 GMT
Contract signature expected
27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £41,4721 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BDO LLPSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Option to extend the contract for two further 12 month periods at the sole discretion of of each individual Council.	£41,472 inc. VAT	24 Mar 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Fermanagh and Omagh District CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyGB-PPON: PJCN-3856-DJJN Enniskillen, Northern IrelandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BDOAwarded supplier Lindsay House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 5BNContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Mar 2026, 16:57 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Feb 2026, 11:48 GMT