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Published 28 Oct 2025, 10:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Taxation Advisory Services for a UK HEI

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool John Moores University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £500,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026
Next notice expected 1 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

LJMU operates in the UK as a higher-education provider and has international activities (e.g. overseas collaborations, foreign students, employee research activities, partnerships, joint ventures). Because of the combination of charitable status, trading activities, cross-border operations, and regulatory complexity (including VAT, corporation tax, employment tax, international tax, transfer pricing), the University requires specialist tax advisory services.

The advisory services provider will support the University to ensure compliance with UK tax law (direct and indirect), optimise tax position (within legal bounds), support international tax exposure, and advise on cross-border structuring, trading activities, research & development reliefs, and other sector-specific issues.

CPV: Tax consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: subject to performance and ongoing budget
79221000 Tax consultancy services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    as per tender doc

  • Technical & professional ability

    as per tender doc

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
  • Price
  • Quality: as per tender doc
  • Social Value
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    as per tender doc

  • Technical & professional ability

    as per tender doc

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
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Oct 2025, 10:26 GMT
Last source update
20 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 Apr 2026
Authority reference
LJMU 2523
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015596
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Tax consultancy services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d4ea Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

via in-tendhost.co.uk/ljmu/aspx/Home ↗ - submissions by any other means we will rejected

Timeline

28 Oct 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published365 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 10:26 GMT
  2. Market engagement350 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Interested parties should register on in-tendhost.co.uk/ljmu/aspx/Home ↗ for RFI document

  3. Tender notice published250 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT
  4. Next notice expected240 days ago
    1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by229 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline222 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by200 days ago
    10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts88 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 10:26 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    20 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value updated
    20 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT
  4. Status changed to active
    20 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    20 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
    20 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool John Moores University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVBW-3417-ZCNN · GB-UKPRN: 10003957 Student Life Building, 10 Copperas Hill, Liverpool, North West, L3 5AHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationse-tendering portal Please access the tender pack, issue clarifications via In-tend Please do not make direct access with the Buyer outside of In-tend, we are unable to respond

Notices published for this procedure