Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
Telephone: +44 2072104850
E-mail: Alexander.Baker@dh.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/procurement
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
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Procure 22 Specialist VAT Recovery Service Framework
Reference number: 60485
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79220000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking to appoint a specialist VAT recovery service framework agreement with one supplier, toprovide VAT recovery advice services for those services performed under the Procure22 Framework agreement,
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Especially for those NHS clients undertaking a construction project via the Procure22 framework that has beenagreed and registered within the Procure22 database.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is seeking to appoint a specialist VAT recovery service framework agreement with one supplier, to provide VAT recovery advice services for those services performed under the Procure22 framework agreement,especially for those NHS clients undertaking a construction project via the Procure22 framework that has been agreed and registered within the Procure22 database.
The following services shall be required from the framework provider:
— Provider any registered NHS client undertaking a Procure22 construction project upon request, a VAT consultancy service to ensure that it realises the allowable amount of VAT recoverable within the acceptable HMRevenue and Customs (HMRC) rules as laid down in law.
— To review and where necessary, amend any VAT calculations as prepared by the various NHS bodies.
— To liaise with both those NHS bodies and the HMRC on any matter that is relating to VAT claims.
— To review those claims on conclusion of the construction project, and ensure that the relevant NHS body is fullyaware of any further action that may be required.
— Process VAT claims through to HMRC approval and to resolve any issues that arise during the process.
— To liaise with the Procure22 team, HMRC and any other bodies e.g. the Health Estates and Facilities Management Association (HEFMA), any working groups in respect of notification of issues, to refine and simplifyand generally improve the VAT recovery process.
— To provide monthly progress reports to the Procure22 team.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes.
The Contracting Authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities, any NHS trust(s) or any other NHS Body undertaking a Procure22 project shall be allowed access to the final contract.
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:
No
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
19/02/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BDO LLP
Leeds
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/05/2018