HMRC: HMRC Tobacco Track & Trace ID Issuer

UK-Salford: Software package and information systems.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       HMRC
       5th Floor West Ralli Quays, 3 Stanley Street, Salford, M60 9LA, United Kingdom
       Email: edmund.chapman@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
       Contact: Edmund Chapman
       Main Address: www.hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity:    
   Other activity: Direct and indirect tax collection

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: HMRC Tobacco Track & Trace ID Issuer    
          Reference number: SR139887634
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      48000000 - Software package and information systems.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      HMRC intend to award a concession contract to a single supplier to act as the United Kingdom's ID Issuer for the tobacco traceability system set out in Article 15 of EU Directive 2014/40/EU and the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products . The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to alert interested parties and invite potential suppliers to an engagement day on 25th June 2018.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value: Not Provided
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      72320000 - Database services.          
      48000000 - Software package and information systems.          
      48430000 - Inventory management software package.          
      22450000 - Security-type printed matter.          
      72222300 - Information technology services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Article 15 of the EU Directive 2014/40/EU ('Tobacco Directive') and the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products ('implementing regulation') require member states to appoint an ID Issuer. The ID Issuer's main responsibilities are
1) to issue unique identifiers to tobacco manufacturers and importers for every packet of cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco, for which the ID Issuer may charge a fee, and
2) to issue unique identifiers to all economic operators in the supply chain for which no fee may be charged.
HMRC intend to appoint a single supplier as the ID Issuer by means of a concession contract. The procurement will comply with the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016. The service must be in place and operational by 20 May 2019, as mandated by the Tobacco Directive.
Attention is drawn to the independence requirements in Article 35 of the implementing regulation.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Interested suppliers are invited to attend a supplier day in Manchester on 25.06.18. There will be a presentation of further information and HMRCs intentions regarding this procurement as well as opportunities for 1-2-1 meetings between suppliers and an HMRC panel. HMRC are seeking information from the market on how this service could be delivered in order to shape the procurement.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         30/07/2018
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   Further details and registration for the event, including completion of a questionnaire, will be completed electronically though HMRCs SAP Ariba eSourcing tool. Suppliers who do not complete the questionnaire may be excluded.
Suppliers using HMRCs Ariba for the first time, will need to register at:
http://hmrc.supplier-eu.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions?type=full

As part of the registration process you will receive a system generated email.
Once you have obtained your account ID (AN) number, please email e.procurement@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk with the following information:
The contract title shown in Section II.1.1)
Your organisation’s HMRC SAP Ariba account ID:

Online questionnaires must be fully completed no later than 12:00 on 20.06.2018.

All communications shall be in English.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=321465070
GO-2018525-PRO-12494244 TKR-2018525-PRO-12494243        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 25/05/2018