Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
H M Revenue & Customs
Ralli Quays, 3 Stanley Street
Salford
M60 9LA
Contact
Jonathon Carter-Hume
jonathon.carterhume@hmrc.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/supplying.htm
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Research
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Evaluation of employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) reliefs for employees under 21 and apprentices under 25
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Contracted a suppler from the CCS Research Marketplace agreement (RM6018) to undertake an evaluation of the employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) reliefs for apprentices under 25 and employees under 21.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £160,000 / Highest offer: £210,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
HMRC required a contractor to develop and carry out the evaluation on the specification for the Evaluation of employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) reliefs for employees under 21 and apprentices under 25.
This evaluation aims to understand the effectiveness of the employer NICs reliefs to support and encourage the employment of young people, and provide an econometric evaluation of these NICs reliefs, with respect to their direct and indirect impacts.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Addressing Aims and Objectives / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology and Scope / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery to Time / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Team / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Standards / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Costings / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
6 months extension available
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Procedure carried out under CCS Framework for DPS Research Market Place (RM6018).
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
SR553010561
Title
National Insurance contributions (NICs) reliefs for employees under 21 and apprentices under 25
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kantar UK Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £160,000 / Highest offer: £210,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
HMRC
Salford
Country
United Kingdom