Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 2 Dec 2025, 17:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Corporate Tax Compliance and Related Services

Official notice

Authority: The Royal Mint (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£400,000≈ £133k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT37.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2026awarded 27 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to Deloitte
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Corporate Tax Compliance and Related Services as detailed within the Scope of Requirements published on the eSourcing Portal

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Dec 2029, 23:59 GMT.
  • How the procedure runs: This procedure will be comprised of; Participation Stage: The responses to the Selection Questionnaire which will have both mandatory pass/fail and scored questions. The responses will be scored and the three highest scored Applicants shall be invited to the Tender Stage. Only those Applicants that progress to the Tender stage shall see the documents related to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Technical and Commercial Envelopes. Tender Stage: The ITT shall include Technical Envelope and Commercial Envelope. The Technical Envelope shall include scored questions. The combined scores from the Technical and Commercial shall be ranked and further negotiation rounds conducted if required. More information on the negotiation stage shall be released in due course.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Not deemed necessary for this requirement

CPV: Tax consultancy services · Tax-return preparation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 2 years at 1 year incremenetsSecond stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tender
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    As detailed within the Selection Questionnaire

    shortlisting

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Evaluation: 70%
  • Commercial Evaluation: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Evaluation: See Tender Documents for further information
  • Commercial Evaluation: See Tender Documents for further information
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    As detailed within the Selection Questionnaire

    shortlisting
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 2 Dec 2029
First published
2 Dec 2025, 17:15 GMT
Last source update
27 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
Authority reference
57427
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079115
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Tax consultancy servicesTax-return preparation services
Delivery area
UKWales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed6a Find a Tender
How it runs

This procedure will be comprised of;

Participation Stage: The responses to the Selection Questionnaire which will have both mandatory pass/fail and scored questions. The responses will be scored and the three highest scored Applicants shall be invited to the Tender Stage.

Only those Applicants that progress to the Tender stage shall see the documents related to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Technical and Commercial Envelopes.

Tender Stage: The ITT shall include Technical Envelope and Commercial Envelope. The Technical Envelope shall include scored questions. The combined scores from the Technical and Commercial shall be ranked and further negotiation rounds conducted if required.

More information on the negotiation stage shall be released in due course.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Requests to participate (first stage)
9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline
9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Dec 2025 → 9 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published330 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 17:15 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by296 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline292 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by228 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent215 days ago
    27 Mar 2026
  6. Latest notice published215 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
  7. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Standstill ends201 days ago
    9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 17:15 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 17:34 GMT
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
    UK6
  4. Status changed to complete
    27 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
  5. Contract signature expected
    13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Award Criteria Technical - 70% (was 60%) Commercial - 30% (was 40%)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Deloitte13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2029 · up to 12 Apr 2031Extensions: Up to 2 x 1 year extensions subject to the absolute discretion of TRM and the satisfactory performance of the Supplier£250,00027 Mar 2026standstill to 9 Apr 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Royal Mint

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 06964873 Llantrisant, Pontyclun, Wales, CF72 8YTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DeloitteAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC303675 1 New Street Square, London, London, EC4A 3HQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsAccess: Invitation to Tender documents will be issued once the Participation Stage has been completed

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender