Official UK procurement notice
VAT Partner Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cardiff Council (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBoth Cardiff Council, and Torfaen County Borough Council (termed “the Councils”) are looking to appoint a framework of innovative providers to work alongside them to analyse and examine the spend across the Council’s Directorates to both ensure VAT compliance and be able to respond to opportunities in VAT reclamation which may arise, for example, from changes in legislation.
The Councils do not necessarily have the in-house expertise or resources to identify and scope out potential opportunities for VAT reclamation, and therefore seeks a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to work in partnership to ensure that any reclamation opportunities are acted upon decisively. The services operating under this contract will be managed and administered centrally by the Revenues Department of our Resources Directorate.
The services required as part of this Framework include:
- ‘No-win-no-fee’ VAT reclamation projects - these will be either the Councils or Supplier suggested VAT related projects for which the payment mechanism will be a NWNF % of the reclaimed VAT figure.
- Specialist tax advice on major projects – as required and directed by the Councils, and paid on a daily or hourly rate basis.
- Recurrence: Depending on extension utilised
CPV: Corporate finance and venture capital services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 3 bids received (1.0 per place) · 2 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 55%
- Social Value: 10%
- Price: 35%
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “VAT Partner Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Depending on extension utilised
- First published
- 9 Jul 2024, 16:12 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2025, 10:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Aug 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015157- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047c06Find a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:149939)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
8 Aug 2024 → 15 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published15 Apr 2025, 10:27 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2025, 10:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 015157-2025-1
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2025
- Value
- £2,400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Torfaen County Borough CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- CENTURION VAT SPECIALISTS ALL LTDFramework contractor
- LAVAT CONSULTING LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria