Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
HMRC
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
UK
Telephone: +44 7815439810
E-mail: james.gadsby@hmrc.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Direct and Indirect Taxation
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Trader Support Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a trader support service for Northern Ireland to enable businesses to meet requirements pertaining to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
241 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The trader support service will:
• provide a free end-to-end support package to manage customs declarations on behalf of traders;
• educate businesses on what the Northern Ireland protocol means for them, and the steps they need to take to comply with it. This will include online training sessions and webinars;
• be available to businesses moving goods into Northern Ireland under new processes in the Northern Ireland Protocol that start from 1 January 2021.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposed operating model
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Core requirements
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Mobilisation of service
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Exit
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend by 1 + 1 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 147-362121
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/12/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fujitsu Services Ltd
00096056
22 Baker Street
London
W1U 3BW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 241 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 72 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Customs software and community system
Declaration management system
Contact centre solution
Trader registration system
Training services.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=557670143
Go reference: GO-2021127-PRO-17702313
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
HMRC
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
HMRC follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which contain details of review procedures. A standstill period of 10 days was observed after the outcome of the competition was communicated to the tenderers.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/01/2021