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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Authority ID:: AA20770
Publication date:: 04 September 2018
Deadline date:: 01 October 2018
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

Article 15 of the EU Directive 2014/40/EU ('Tobacco Directive') and the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products ('implementing regulation') require member states to appoint an ID Issuer. The ID Issuer's main responsibilities are:

1) to issue unique identifiers to tobacco manufacturers and importers for every packet of cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco, for which the ID Issuer may charge a fee, and

2) to issue unique identifiers to all economic operators in the supply chain for which no fee may be charged. HMRC intend to appoint a single supplier as the ID Issuer by means of a concession contract. The procurement will comply with the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016. The service must be in place and operational by 20.5.2019, as mandated by the Tobacco Directive. Attention is drawn to the independence requirements in Article 35 of the implementing regulation.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

HM Revenue & Customs

Commercial Directorate, 5th Floor West, Ralli Quays,, 3 Stanley Street

Salford

M60 9LA

Contact person: Lee Corrigan

Telephone: +44 3000587871

E-mail: e.procurement@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.hmrc.gov.uk

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address

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 & Indirect tax collection

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

HMRC Tobacco Track and Trace ID Issuer

Reference number: SR139887634

II.1.2) Main CPV code

48000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

HMRC intend to award a concession contract to a single supplier to act as the United Kingdom's ID Issuer for the tobacco traceability system set out in Article 15 of EU Directive 2014/40/EU and the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 8 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72320000

48430000

22450000

72222300

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

Main site or place of performance:

United Kingdom

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

1) to issue unique identifiers to tobacco manufacturers and importers for every packet of cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco, for which the ID Issuer may charge a fee, and

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion: Total Cost / Weighting: 30

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 8 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2) Conditions related to the 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: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2018/S 100-228548

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 01/10/2018

Local time: 14:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 02/10/2018

Local time: 09:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=342424410

GO Reference: GO-2018831-PRO-13113985

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

N/A