Tender

Trader Support Service

H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    17th February 2025 18:02:04 PM

    Tender Deadline

    20th March 2025 13:00:00 PM   Expired

  • Contract Summary

    The TSS supports traders to submit declarations via a digital platform with self-serve guidance and contact centre support on how to complete digital declarations. The service will be free to access for businesses moving goods between Northern Ireland (NI) and Great Britain (GB) under the Windsor Framework. The Trader Support Service is made up of two key elements: - System: A digital platform system to enable traders to submit information to meet requirements under the Windsor Framework. - Service: Customer support service, providing information and guidance for businesses on how to submit compliant declarations and the steps they need to take to comply with regulations. This includes self-serve guidance such as written guides, webinars, videos, and process maps, as well as a responsive Contact Centre where traders can raise a range of enquiries. The future contract is expected to be awarded in November 2025, for commencement of a rigorous mobilisation plan from December 2025. Following mobilisation, the future contract services shall run for an initial period of 5 years, with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months. The procurement is being undertaken using a "Competitive Dialogue" procedure (in accordance with Regulation 30 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). Under the first stage of the process, bidders are required to complete a Selection Questionnaire ("SQ Stage"), which consists of mandatory requirements assessed on a pass/fail basis, and a series of qualitative questions to be evaluated to determine potential suppliers' technical and professional ability. Following evaluation of submitted SQs, HMRC will issue an Invitation to Participate in Competitive Dialogue to shortlisted bidders ("IPCD stage") and subsequently an Invitation to Tender ("ITT Stage"). Full details of the requirements, the SQ and the overall procurement process and how to participate are included in the SQ documents available in the event on the SAP Ariba eSourcing Portal. Interested suppliers will be required to provide their latest financial accounting information and will have this assessed by the Contracting Authority in line with Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to ensure that the potential future contracting entity has the economic capability to deliver a contract of this size, which has an estimated contract value of circa £370m over its potential 7-year duration (5+1+1). In line with Regulation 58(8) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Authority requires that interested suppliers (and for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of consortia this means the contracting entity) have a minimum annual turnover of £50m in order to participate in this Procurement and reserves the right to reject any SQ responses that do not meet this threshold. Additional information: This procurement will be conducted by way of an eSourcing event using HMRC's SAP Ariba eSourcing Portal. Please ensure you are registered with the eSourcing Portal and have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to gain access to the procurement documentation when it is released which will contain full details of the requirement. The NDA will be provided once you have confirmed the below details. If you are not already registered, the registration link is: http://hmrc.sourcing-eu.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration As part of the registration process you will receive a system generated email asking you to activate your SAP Ariba supplier account by verifying your email address. Once you have completed the activation process you will receive a further email by return confirming the 'registration process is now complete' and providing you with 'your organisation's account ID' number. If an email response from HMRC is not received within one working day of your request, please re-contact sapariba.hmrcsupport@hmrc.gov.uk (after first checking your spam in-box) notifying non-receipt and confirming when your registration request was first made. Once you have obtained 'your organization's account ID' number, please email bhavina.patel1@hmrc.gov.uk, amandip.kang1@hmrc.gov.uk and copy in e.procurement@hmrc.gov.uk with your: Contract title and Reference Your organisation's HMRC SAP Ariba account ID Your organisation name Your name Your email address Your telephone number. Once you have complied with the foregoing you will receive an e-mail confirming access to the procurement event once it is built. Further information about HMRC's procurement tool SAP Ariba, a Suppliers Guide and general information about supplying to HMRC is available on the HMRC website: www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/supplying.htm If you have already registered on SAP Ariba then you may also need to re-register on HMRC's SAP Ariba in order to be added to the event.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-b5fd17-cffdc43b-2b1b-457c-a2e8-be7adb33db39

    Publication Source

    Contracts Finder

    Procurement Stage

    Tender

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Competitive Dialogue (above Threshold)

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    72250000
    80510000
    98110000

    CPV Division(s)

    72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
    80 - Education and training services
    98 - Other community, social and personal services

  • Awarding Authority

    H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS

    Buyer Name

    Bhavina Patel

    Buyer Email

    bhavina.patel1@hmrc.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    Buyer Address

    100 PARLIAMENT STREET

    LONDON

    SS991AA

    England

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Planning

Trader Support Service

H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    16th September 2024 14:04:00 PM

    Planning Deadline

    10th February 2025 23:59:59 PM   Expired

  • Contract Summary

    HMRC intends for the Trader Support Service (TSS) to: • provide a free end-to-end support package to manage the processes required to move goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland on behalf of traders registered with the service; • educate businesses on the regime for moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including changes introduced by the Windsor Framework, and the steps they need to take to comply with it; and • be available to all sizes of businesses moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The service is expected to include, but not be limited to, a digital portal to facilitate the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, self-serve guidance and specialist support for meeting customs obligations. This PIN is to notify the market of our intention to compete and appoint a new provider for the TSS service from 2026, and for suppliers to register their interest to attend market engagement sessions on the future of the TSS. The purpose of these sessions is to inform the future delivery model and commercial strategy of the TSS, to test market capability and to identify opportunities for efficiencies and innovation for the future service. We intend for these sessions to take place during October so would advise interested suppliers to register their interest to take part by the 30th September 2024. You will be required to register for a HMRC SAP Ariba account to take part in HMRC's engagement sessions. To register for a HMRC SAP Ariba account please follow the link below in full. Please note that to access HMRC's version of SAP Ariba for the first time you must enter via the below link regardless of whether you have an existing account for the wider SAP Ariba procurement network. http://hmrc.sourcing-eu.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration If you require further assistance while attempting to register for an account on HMRC's instance of SAP Ariba please email sapariba.hmrcsupport@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk. This team can also advise if there is an existing HMRC SAP Ariba account already created for your organisation. As policy, we do not allow for the same supplier to hold multiple accounts. Once you have obtained your account ID (AN) number, please email Cat Moore at catherine.moore3@hmrc.gov.uk and Gareth Edwards at Gareth.edwards3@hmrc.gov.uk with the ANID number and the main email address linked to your account to register your interest. Interested suppliers should note that they will be required to sign an NDA prior to being invited to take part in the market engagement sessions.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-b5fd17-cffdc43b-2b1b-457c-a2e8-be7adb33db39

    Publication Source

    Contracts Finder

    Procurement Stage

    Planning

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    N/A

    Procurement Category

    N/A

    Tender Suitability

    SME VCSE

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    72250000
    80510000
    98110000

    CPV Division(s)

    72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
    80 - Education and training services
    98 - Other community, social and personal services

  • Awarding Authority

    H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS

    Buyer Name

    Catherine Moore

    Buyer Email

    catherine.moore3@hmrc.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    Buyer Address

    100 PARLIAMENT STREET

    LONDON

    SS991AA

    England

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