Official UK procurement notice
CO0345 MULTI-TAX ADVISORY SERVICE
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking a supplier to provide a multi-tax advisory service covering all relevant
indirect and direct taxes.
The service should be provided through a mix of channels as deemed appropriate but should
be based on remote digital access options (e.g. Microsoft Teams, e-mail, etc) with an option
for on-site physical presence for distinct pieces of work.
The service is expected to work closely with and complement the ECC Financial Accounting
Team.
The service will be used primarily within the Council’s Financial Services and Financial
Accounting teams but shall have scope for future growth should demand dictate over the
term.
CPV: Tax consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality - Technical Questions: 55%
- Quality - Social Value: 5%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality - Technical Questions: 55
- Quality - Social Value: 5
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Jul 2023, 15:51 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2023, 14:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN679848- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028822- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e4d9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
Timeline
28 Jul 2023 → 29 Sept 2023 · 3 dates- Bids opened28 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
- Notice published29 Sept 2023, 14:43 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to unsuccessful29 Sept 2023, 14:43 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court, Royal Court of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.