--- title: "Scottish Electronic Tax System (SETS)" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000828744" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000828744" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000828744.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000828744.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "REVENUE SCOTLAND" published: "2026-04-08" --- # Scottish Electronic Tax System (SETS) Buyer: REVENUE SCOTLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000828744 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000828744) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000828744.json) ## Summary Revenue Scotland, a national authority with expertise in general public services, is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a new Scottish Electronic Tax System (SETS). The intention is to seek market information for the next iteration or replacement of their current tax administration platform. The contract is expected to be delivered within the UK, specifically in the region of Edinburgh, and is classified under the CPV category 72000000 for services. The planned procurement stage involves the publication of a Request for Information (RFI) survey, which requires responses by 23:59 on Wednesday, 6 May 2026. An Information Day for interested suppliers is also anticipated. Future notices and further engagement details are set for 2 November 2026. This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses skilled in the development and support of cloud-based systems that handle complex administration and case management tasks, especially those suited for tax data management and integration with external systems. The scope includes providing a flexible and scalable platform capable of accommodating evolving tax policies. Revenue Scotland is particularly interested in engaging with suppliers who have experience in implementing UK-based solutions that offer portal facilities for taxpayers and agents, automation, and integration with systems such as finance and contact management. Businesses with the capability to deliver innovative, adaptable solutions for the public sector will find this an excellent opportunity for growth and collaboration. ## Notice Revenue Scotland is seeking information from the market in relation to the next version of / replacement for its existing tax administration platform, SETS. The current platform supports the collection and operational management of devolved Scottish taxes. It enables taxpayers and their agents to submit tax returns and make payments to Revenue Scotland, and enables staff to process returns, manage taxpayer records through a number of statutory processes, reconcile inbound & outbound payments with tax declared, and undertake tax compliance activity and operational casework. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Revenue Scotland is seeking a strategic partner to help it deliver and support a cloud-hosted tax administration and case management platform for the collection and operational management of devolved taxes in Scotland. The system will manage tax data, support staff in administering tax returns and taxpayer records, and enable efficient case management of statutory tax management processes, workflow automation, and integration with external systems. Additionally, the solution needs to provide reporting capabilities in terms of management information and data export to our own analytics platform. We anticipate additional taxes and legislative change being introduced over the lifetime of the contract, and so the solution should be flexible enough to easily accommodate new functionality. Through this Prior Information Notice, Revenue Scotland wishes to consider the fullest range of modern, UK-based cloud-based solutions which support: - A portal for taxpayers and agents to view, edit and submit tax information - case management - workflow automation - operational processing - integration with other corporate systems such as our finance (general ledger) systems, contact management (telephony), and third-party print and post solutions. The next version of SETS will support at least five taxes and must provide a highly configurable and scalable platform capable of supporting evolving tax policy and operational requirements. Currently up to 80 back-office staff users across a range of different functional teams use the platform. Revenue Scotland welcomes engagement from suppliers with experience of delivering platforms capable of supporting complex administration and case management.. This contract may be split into lots, where market intelligence has suggested this to be viable and beneficial ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR553414 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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 | 8 Apr 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Nov 2026 | | 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 | REVENUE SCOTLAND | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH6 6QQ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Leith | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48100000 - Industry specific software package - 48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72212000 - Programming services of application software ## Release History - 8 Apr 2026 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR553414 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR553414 Scottish Electronic Tax System (SETS) - Revenue Scotland is seeking information from the market in relation to the next version of / replacement for its existing tax administration platform, SETS. The current platform supports the collection and operational management of devolved Scottish taxes. It enables taxpayers and their agents to submit tax returns and make payments to Revenue Scotland, and enables staff to process returns, manage taxpayer records through a number of statutory processes, reconcile inbound & outbound payments with tax declared, and undertake tax compliance activity and operational casework. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://revenue.scot/ - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=828744 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000828744 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000828744. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000828744.json.