Award

Input and Output Communications

H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

03 Oct 2023 at 11:27

TenderUpdate

15 May 2023 at 11:48

Tender

11 Apr 2023 at 15:17

Planning

05 Jul 2022 at 14:21

Summary of the contracting process

The HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has recently completed a procurement process for the "Input and Output Communications" services under the CPV code 79810000 - Printing services. The contract, valued at £140 million and signed on 25th August 2023, aims to enhance customer service through digital transformation and innovation, enabling more efficient tax collection and benefit administration. The procurement was conducted through an open procedure and awarded to Restore Digital Limited.

This tender opportunity from HMRC presents a chance for businesses specializing in printing, digital communications, and customer service technologies to engage in delivering high-quality communication services. The tender's emphasis on digital transformation and improving efficiencies aligns well with companies focusing on providing innovative solutions and technologies for effective inbound and outbound communications. The contract period of five years, with a possible extension, offers a stable partnership opportunity for businesses to contribute to HMRC's mission of enhancing customer experiences and delivering services with increased compliance and efficiency.

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Notice Title

Input and Output Communications

Notice Description

HMRC was looking to appoint a supplier to deliver, under a single contract, a trusted service for continuity of current communication services as well as to support our vision for innovative solutions to assist with our digital transformation. Through this opportunity, HMRC was looking for a supplier(s) who have capabilities to enable the effective and efficient management, and deliver of both inbound and outbound communications, designed to support HMRC and its customers with the collection Show less description of tax and administering of benefits and support of customs operations.

Lot Information

Lot 1

HMRC has a bold ambition to increase and encourage the use of digital channels to communicate with customers in similar ways to leading private sector companies. This is likely to lead to a forecasted reduction in print/outbound mail volumes and increase the use of other digital channels. This is likely to fall within the lifetime of this new contract. From this, the following benefits are anticipated: * Improved customer experience through more convenient, faster means of transacting with HMRC * Improved colleague experience through improved technology, improved ways of working and re-focus onto high value work * Opportunities to drive increased compliance and close the tax gap * Increased efficiency and value for money HMRC are looking to incorporate its current Input and Output communications contracts into a single contract in order to improve efficiency and realise substantial savings. The initial service lines to be delivered under the contract shall include: - The provision of current inbound and outbound communication services - this includes provision of printed post, SMS, outbound Email, and scanned mail . - The provision of support, advice, and innovation to create and jointly deliver efficiencies in the current service and in how to move towards digital channels in the space of input and output communication. This contract will be enabled for Government Banking to use. The maximum contract value will be PS140million over the contract period of five (5) years plus a possible two (2) years extension.

Renewal: After the possible extension of 24 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-034e64
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029097-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

22000000 - Printed matter and related products

64212100 - Short Message Service (SMS) services

64212300 - Multimedia Message Service (MMS) services

79810000 - Printing services

79999100 - Scanning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£140,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£140,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£140,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Sep 2022Expired
Award Date
24 Aug 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS
Contact Name
Bhavina Patel, Molly Heywood
Contact Email
bhavina.patel1@hmrc.gov.uk, molly.heywood@hmrc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3000524467, +44 3000583883

Buyer Location

Locality
SALFORD
Postcode
M3 5BS
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RESTORE DIGITAL

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