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Tax Advice Services

University of Portsmouth

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03 Aug 2026 at 14:45

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation procured tax consultancy services to support its tax compliance and growth strategy. The requirement covered domestic and international tax advice across multiple strands of activity, including the University’s strategic expansion in transnational education (TNE) and partnerships. Work is for the University in Portsmouth, with advice potentially extending across international activities. The buyer is a public higher education corporation. The service falls within tax advisory and tax consultancy work, including UK tax compliance. The requirement was structured as a single lot covering a range of tax advisory services rather than a narrowly defined tax project.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to KPMG. The award was made on 3 August 2026 for £800,000, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract is active. The University used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, through the MCF 4 Framework (RM6309), Lot 4. Four bids were recorded. Evaluation considered both price and quality, using a 75/25 price-to-quality ratio. The published tender lot is marked cancelled, while the associated award and contract are active; the recorded outcome is therefore the award to KPMG. No contract duration is stated in the procurement outcome.

This outcome indicates demand from the University for a substantial, multi-strand tax advisory capability rather than a one-off compliance filing. A credible future competitor would need to deliver both UK tax compliance and domestic and international tax advice, with the technical breadth to support transnational education activity, institutional partnerships and wider growth. Global reach matters, as does sufficient capacity to advise across several workstreams for a higher education organisation. Suppliers should also be prepared to compete through the MCF 4 Framework route and demonstrate a strong quality proposition alongside competitive pricing, since the evaluation gave quality a significant weighting. The selected supplier’s scale suggests that delivery resilience and access to appropriately experienced specialists are important commercial considerations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tax Advice Services

Notice Description

Contract awarded for provision of tax advisory service to the University across Tax services. As the University is embarking on a strategic TNE and partnerships expansion program , the University is seeking a Provider with global reach, and sufficient capacity to provide advice across multiple strands of activity including UK Tax compliance.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of a range of Tax advisory services both domestic and international to support the Universities current Tax compliance and growth strategy. Additional information: Both Price and quality were considered within the further competition. at a 75/25 Price/Cost ratio.

Procurement Information

This contract was awarded under the MCF 4 Framework . (RM6309)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da1d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073245-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79221000 - Tax consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Portsmouth
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PORTSMOUTH
Postcode
PO1 2UP
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Delivery Location
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Local Authority
Portsmouth
Electoral Ward
St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Portsmouth South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KPMG LLP

Further Information

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