Notice Information
Notice Title
T25-205CRO VAT Support Consultancy Services
Notice 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Option to extend the contract for two further 12 month periods at the sole discretion of of each individual Council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-061409
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028167-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79221000 - Tax consultancy services
79222000 - Tax-return preparation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £36,720 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £36,720 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £41,472 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DERRY
- Postcode
- BT48 7NN
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0G Fermanagh and Omagh
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Electoral Ward
- Portora
- Westminster Constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028167-2026
26th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008881-2026
2nd February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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