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Published 17 Jun 2026, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tachograph Forensic Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: HM Revenue & Customs (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£575,000≈ £192k / year · £690,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2026awarded 14 Aug 2026
Awarded to Orchid Cellmark Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 13 Sept 2029 · up to 13 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 14 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) sought to establish a single supplier contract for the provision of tachograph analysis services. Tachograph analysis services use a vehicle's tachograph data to understand and identify:

  • The vehicle's prior locations;
  • The number, times, and duration of the stops made by the vehicle; and
  • Any detours from logical routes made by the vehicle.

This information can then be used to either give credence to or to negate the version of events given by the driver of the vehicle during a prosecution.

This contract will be primarily used by the Fraud Investigation Service (FIS), a division of the Customer Compliance Group within HMRC. FIS is responsible for the investigation of fiscal (tax and duty) fraud, linked money laundering of the proceeds of crime, and any international elements of these crimes.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Jun 2031, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: The incumbent supplier for this requirement was engaged for the sole purpose of clarifying the volume of HMRC's historic use of the services which are covered by this contract. This engagement is considered a routine part of the discovery process prior to releasing an invitation to tender for the renewal of an existing requirement. Apart from this routine engagement with the incumbent supplier, no other preliminary market engagement was carried out. As preliminary market engagement was only conducted for the narrow purpose of clarifying historic usage data with the incumbent supplier, HMRC assessed that a preliminary market engagement notice was not necessary.

CPV: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£575,000
Contract period: 14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 13 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £575,000 exc. VAT · £690,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: This contract has a three (3) year initial term and two (2) optional one (1) year extensions, up to a maximum total term of five (5) years. It will be at the sole discretion of HMRC to decide whether the extensions are used.
71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the SAP Ariba event for details of the legal and financial capacity conditions of participation for this contract.

  • Technical & professional ability

    As stated in the 'Submission address and any special instructions' section below, all suppliers intending to tender for this contract must confirm their compliance with the following technical ability conditions of participation before they are given access to the SAP Ariba Event:

    • All supplier and subcontractor staff working on the services covered by this contract must be vetted up to SC level.
    • Suppliers must possess or be able to demonstrate working towards achieving BSEN ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 27001:2013 certification, or equivalent, by UKAS or a comparable body.
    • Suppliers must have staff who are suitably qualified to act as expert witnesses in court to support the services covered by this contract.

    Please see the SAP Ariba event for further details of the technical ability conditions of participation for this contract.

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
  • Team & Experience (3.1.1): 10% Weighting
  • Team & Experience (3.1.2): 10% Weighting
  • Technical Alignment (3.2.1): 20% Weighting
  • Technical Alignment (3.2.2): 5% Weighting
  • Technical Alignment (3.2.3): 5% Weighting
  • Contract Management (3.3.1): 10% Weighting
  • Business Continuity (3.4.1): 5% Weighting
  • Business Continuity (3.4.2): 5% Weighting
  • Value for Money (3.5.1): 10% Weighting
  • Implementation (3.6.1): 10% Weighting
  • Social Value (3.7.1): 10% Weighting
  • Pricing (Cost Model Submission): Weighed against the quality criteria using the Price per Quality Point (PQP) evaluation methodology. Please see the Tendering Instructions attached to the SAP Ariba event for further details.
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the SAP Ariba event for details of the legal and financial capacity conditions of participation for this contract.

  • Technical & professional ability

    As stated in the 'Submission address and any special instructions' section below, all suppliers intending to tender for this contract must confirm their compliance with the following technical ability conditions of participation before they are given access to the SAP Ariba Event:

    • All supplier and subcontractor staff working on the services covered by this contract must be vetted up to SC level.
    • Suppliers must possess or be able to demonstrate working towards achieving BSEN ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 27001:2013 certification, or equivalent, by UKAS or a comparable body.
    • Suppliers must have staff who are suitably qualified to act as expert witnesses in court to support the services covered by this contract.

    Please see the SAP Ariba event for further details of the technical ability conditions of participation for this contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 15 Jun 2031
First published
17 Jun 2026, 16:35 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2026, 14:20 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
Authority reference
SR2509326497
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057305
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b772 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Submission deadline
20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To participate in the tender process for this contract, suppliers should ensure that they are registered on HMRC's SAP Ariba portal. If you are not yet registered, please follow the guidance in the powerpoint attached to this notice titled 'Ariba Guidance - Supplier Registration'. The following link can be used to register for HMRC's SAP Ariba portal: hmrc.sourcing-eu.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration ↗

Once you have completed the registration process, please email [email protected] and [email protected] stating your intention to participate. Please also include the following information in your email:

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Supplier name.

Your SAP Ariba ANID number ('your organization's account ID')

The name and contact details of the individual who will be accessing the SAP Ariba procurement event to ask clarification questions and submit the tender.

Confirmation that you can comply with the following technical ability conditions of participation:

  • All supplier and sub-contractor staff working on the services covered by this contract must be vetted up to SC level.
  • The supplier must possess or be able to demonstrate working towards achieving BSEN ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 27001:2013 certification, or equivalent, by UKAS or a comparable body.
  • The supplier must have staff who are suitably qualified to act as expert witnesses in court to support the services covered by this contract.

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Once you have complied with the foregoing, you will receive an e-mail confirming access to the procurement event. The event will contain full technical details of the services covered by this contract and will provide full instructions for submitting a tender.

Tenders must be submitted via the SAP Ariba event for this procurement, in the formats specified in the tendering instructions provided in the event.

Tenders submitted by other means will not be considered by HMRC.

Timeline

17 Jun 2026 → 14 Sept 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published126 days ago
    17 Jun 2026, 16:35 BST
  2. Clarification questions by111 days ago
    2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline93 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by82 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent69 days ago
    14 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends56 days ago
    26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts38 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published37 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 14:20 BST

Notice history

10 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2026, 16:35 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2026, 16:41 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
    17 Jun 2026, 16:41 BST
    -1 days · was 16 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    22 Jun 2026, 10:12 BST
    UK4
  5. Tender notice published
    29 Jun 2026, 15:15 BST
    UK4
  6. Deadline moved to 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
    29 Jun 2026, 15:15 BST
    +5 days · was 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    14 Aug 2026, 15:10 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2026, 15:10 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  10. Contract details notice published
    14 Sept 2026, 14:20 BST
    UK7
Published amendments (2)

The hyperlink for Supplier Registration in the Submission section has been fixed.

The Tender Period has been extended for this provision. The Tender Submission deadline is now 12:00 on 20 July 2026.

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-06: 3 releases · 17 Jun 2026, 22 Jun 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £575,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Orchid Cellmark Limited14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2029 · up to 13 Sept 2031Extensions: Two optional one (1) year extension periods.£575,00014 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Orchid Cellmark Limited

    Signed
    11 Sept 2026
    Value
    £575,000
    Period
    14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2029 · up to 13 Sept 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Two optional one (1) year extension periods.

    No agreed KPIs: KPIs have been set, however the contract is below £5 million so the KPIs do not require publishing.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HM Revenue & Customs

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVMW-8599-JZNJ 100 Parliament Street, London, London, SW1A 2BQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ORCHID CELLMARK LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04045527GB-PPON: PRZG-4778-HBWP Unit G1 Valiant Way, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV9 5GBContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender