Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-London: Tax Advisory Service
2. Awarding Authority:
The Arts Council of England
Bloomsbury Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3HF, United Kingdom
Tel. 0161 934 4317, Email: procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk, URL: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/
Contact: Zobair Mehmood, Attn: Procurement
3. Contract Type: Services
Sub Type: Accounting,auditing and book-keeping services.

4. Description: Tax consultancy services. The key objective of the tax advisory services contract is to provide a service to the Chief Financial Accountant to ensure that the Arts Council pays the right taxation itself, and that a consistent, fair treatment is applied in the taxation of Arts Council funding.

Arts Council England requires the provision of a tax advisory service which must include:

A.A help desk function to advise on all taxation issues which arise on a day to day basis, accessible to defined key members of Finance department staff

B.regular bulletins and timely updates on tax issues pertinent to the Arts Council’s business.

C.update training for finance staff on employment taxation and VAT.

D.specific project work for issues which arise helping the Arts Council defend or challenge tax rulings from HMRC.

E.access to wider tax professional/legal advice for more complex matters.

The maximum value applicable to the contract is 40,000 GBP excluding VAT over a 4 year term.
5. CPV Codes:
79221000 - Tax consultancy services.

6. NUTS Codes :
UK - UNITED KINGDOM

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: UNITED KINGDOM,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: ACE 307 ITT
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category J: 25K to 50K
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 15/03/2021 00:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
Not Provided

12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://artscouncil.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-London:-Tax-Advisory-Service/SCV74692CP

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://artscouncil.delta-esourcing.com/respond/SCV74692CP
TKR-2021219-PRO-17818075
Suitable for VCO: No
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 01/04/2021
Period of Work End date: 31/03/2025
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no