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title: "Basic PAYE Tool and Paper Capture Tool"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b162"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS"
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# Basic PAYE Tool and Paper Capture Tool

Buyer: H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b162

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## Summary

H M Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has planned a procurement for building, running, and maintaining the "Basic PAYE Tool and Paper Capture Tool". This initiative, classified under IT services including consulting, software development, Internet, and support, aims to assist small employers (with nine or fewer employees) in managing payroll and tax calculations. The tools support various submission requirements for payroll and tax information. The contract will involve maintaining intellectual property provided by HMRC, with potential for modernization throughout the contract duration. Interested suppliers must register their interest by 5 pm on 8th November 2024, with the tender proceedings anticipated to advance in early January 2025 across the UK.

This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, especially those with experience in developing and maintaining payroll software for small enterprises. Companies equipped to modernise and enhance existing software, ensuring compliance with current frameworks, would find this procurement particularly appealing. The tender has the potential to establish long-term relationships with HMRC, opening pathways for future government contracts and expanding the supplier's portfolio in the public sector. Businesses with robust development teams and capabilities in consistent software updates would be well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

HMRC are seeking a supplier to build, run and maintain our Basic PAYE Tool and Paper Capture Tool, these are services that support employers with 9 or fewer employees to manage their payroll and calculate tax. We hold the intellectual property which would be made available to the appointed supplier.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is not a call for competition. Real Time Information Basic PAYE Tools (BPT) downloadable desktop application BPT is a software product with English and Welsh text that provides the ability for small employers to create their own Employer Database to support and streamline many of the basic day-to-day requirements of maintaining a payroll system. BPT provides for employers to operate their payroll digitally and submit their payroll information to HMRC in the following employer submissions: -RTI Full Payment Submission (FPS) -RTI Employer Payment Summary (EPS) -NINO Verification Request (NVR) -Earlier Year Update (EYU) (support only) BPT is an end-to-end payroll system, compatible with current supported desktop operating systems, which is provided by HMRC to employers (with 9 live or fewer employees) to ensure legal compliance and enables businesses to accurately calculate, record and report PAYE tax, National Insurance, Student and Postgraduate Loans, statutory payments, and employer records, correct digital submission mistakes, produce payslips and much more. As we retain the Intellectual Property, we expect the selected supplier to potentially rebuild and/or modernize the tool throughout the duration of the contract. BPT can be downloaded and guidance found at the following links: https://www.gov.uk/basic-paye-tools https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/guidance-for-employers-on-using-basic-paye-tools-bpt Paper Capture Tool (PCT) desktop application A software product that provides the ability for HMRC Operators to capture information from paper submissions, plus supports the Operators ability to submit the following employer paper submissions: -RTI Full Payment Submission (FPS) -RTI Employer Payment Summary (EPS) -Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Updates As we retain the Intellectual Property, we expect the selected supplier to update the application annually and modernise throughout the duration of the contract. Register Interest To register your interest in this opportunity through our HMRC Ariba system, please contact Joe Stelling, joseph.stelling@hmrc.gov.uk. If you are already registered on the Ariba system, please provide your ANID number to the contact and you will be added to the RFI event. Additional information: The deadline for responding to this RFI is 8th November 2024 5pm.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034669-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 6 Jan 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 25 Oct 2024 at 12:26 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034669-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://hmrc.sourcing-eu.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration
- https://www.gov.uk/basic-paye-tools
- https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/guidance-for-employers-on-using-basic-paye-tools-bpt
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs

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