Contract

C1220 - External Taxation

  • NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED

F06: Contract award notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-020887

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04342f

Published 9 July 2024, 11:59am



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED

Westland House,40 Old Westland Road

BELFAST

BT146TE

Email

sourcing@niwater.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN06 - Belfast

NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED

NI054463

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.niwater.com/home/

one.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

C1220 - External Taxation

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79221000 - Tax consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Northern Ireland Water Group (The Client) is a group of companies registered in Northern Ireland which are governed under the Companies Act 2006 and subject to UK tax legislation and HMRC compliance. The Client is fully owned by its shareholder, the Department for Infrastructure, and is economically regulated by the Utility Regulator. The Client has been building its own in-house tax competency and plans to increasingly carry out its business-as-usual tax activities in-house. The Client appointed its current tax advisers in 2018. This Contract has appointed Contractors to work alongside the Client's internal tax professionals to provide relevant tax advice in order to assist with the Client's tax compliance, and review Client submissions to HMRC as appropriate.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £3,600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

General Taxation Advice

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79221000 - Tax consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

General Taxation Advice

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Contract awarded for 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1+1.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Capital Alowances

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79221000 - Tax consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Capital Allowances

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Contract Awarded for 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1+1.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-002429


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Deloitte MCS Limited

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Deloitte MCS Limited

03311052

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Chandler KBS

Penarth

CF64 1SA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Chandler KBS

36-839-9986

The contractor is an SME

No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The figure of £3.6m represents the anticipated contract value which ranges from £3m to £5m.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Ireland Water

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom