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VAT and employment tax support for Norfolk LGR implementation. S571337

Norfolk County Council

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29 Jul 2026 at 14:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council procured specialist VAT and employment tax support for its local government reorganisation implementation. The requirement falls within financial consultancy services and covers tax advice relevant to the council’s organisational change programme. The buying organisation is Norfolk County Council, based in Norwich, and the work supports the council’s local government reorganisation activity in Norfolk. The procurement is service-based rather than a supply of goods or construction works. The selected provider, LAVAT Consulting Limited trading as PSTAX, is a Birmingham-based small and medium-sized enterprise specialising in tax consultancy. The requirement therefore suits firms with public-sector tax expertise, particularly advisers able to address VAT and employment tax issues arising during complex local authority restructuring and implementation programmes.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to LAVAT Consulting Limited trading as PSTAX. The award is active and relates to the single completed lot. The award date is not recorded, while the contract was signed on 12 April 2026. The contract runs from 13 April 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its value is £32,000 excluding VAT and £38,400 including VAT. The procurement was below threshold, using a procedure recorded as below threshold with the specific method unknown. Evaluation details are not set out in the available process information. The contract is active and the requirement concerns professional VAT and employment tax support for Norfolk County Council’s local government reorganisation implementation.

This award demonstrates demand from Norfolk County Council for focused tax consultancy during local government reorganisation. A competing supplier would need practical expertise in VAT and employment tax, with the ability to apply that advice to public-sector restructuring and implementation rather than provide general commercial tax services alone. Credibility would be strengthened by experience supporting councils, reorganisations, transfers of responsibilities, or similarly complex organisational change. The requirement is suitable for a specialist small or medium-sized consultancy, provided it can supply advisers with the technical depth, capacity and responsiveness needed across an extended implementation programme. Firms developing this capability should be able to explain how they identify tax risks, advise decision-makers and support implementation through to completion.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

VAT and employment tax support for Norfolk LGR implementation. S571337

Notice Description

VAT and employment tax support for Norfolk LGR implementation. S571337 PS32000.00

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d6ad
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071782-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£32,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Norfolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LAVAT CONSULTING LIMITED

Further Information

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