Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-08-25
Buyer: HMRC
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72316000: Data analysis services
Estimated value: 250000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-09-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are tendering for a partner to work alongside internal technical specialists in the development of web data analysis skills capability to enhance risking and compliance activity.
To assist HMRC to bring in the tax owed, we are seeking support from an external partner for the development of our web data analysis skills capability that will enable us to deploy a range of data analysis skills and analytical tradecraft to maximise exploitation of web/open source data to the same level as private/commercial sectors. The external partner must have recent relevant experience of delivering web data analysis skills capability on three projects of similar scale for other organisations. The contractor must provide analytical personnel, including a senior person who will direct activities and monitor/report on progress, with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to deliver web data analysis skills capability solution and provide HMRC staff with the knowledge, skills and technical documentation to operate, modify, adapt and further develop the skills development solution without on-going support.
b)Activity 2, creation of a comprehensive and flexible skills matrix (inexperienced analyst — experienced)
c)Activity 3, creation of a comprehensive and flexible learning programme / curriculum and evaluation methodology to support the future development of our web insight and data analysts
d)Activity 4, design and deliver an upskilling event(s) for our existing web insight and data analysts
The contractor must use a partner approach to support HMRC to develop web data analytical skills capability alongside its own technical specialists. The solution must be developed in a manner that will allow it to be readily integrated into HMRC's existing business processes. The delivery of the solution must be complete by 31.3.2018.
During the development the partner will be required to work in an agile and flexible manner, including working on HMRC premises at the appropriate times, to facilitate a ‘knowledge transfer’ approach to provide our staff with the knowledge, skills and technical documentation needed to iterate and adjust the web data analysis skills capability solution with little or no ongoing support. A requirement will be for HMRC to own the Intellectual Property Rights for the web data analysis skills capability solution and all documentation and supporting materials produced for the purpose.
At the outset it is envisaged that all requirements of the service will be met by a single service provider, but HMRC reserves the right to award to more than one provider for individual elements where this is deemed beneficial.
Full details regarding legal, economic, financial and technical information to be provided at the tender stage will be detailed in the tender documentation. Potential Tenderers should be aware, however, that they may be required to forward the following information:
(a) A copy of the most recent audited accounts covering the Tenderer's last three years of trading (or for the period that is available if trading for less than three years) or
(b) For the most recent full year of trading, where this information is not available in audited form, a copy of the draft or unaudited financial accounts or equivalent information showing the Tenderer's turnover, profit and loss and cash flow position and an end period balance sheet or, where this cannot be provided, a statement signed by the finance director or similar responsible person detailing any major changes in the current financial position since the date of the latest audited accounts provided.
The external partner must have recent relevant experience of delivering web data analysis skills capability on three projects of similar scale for other organisations.
Whilst no decision has been made the Authority reserves the right to use e-auctions as part of the tendering or procurement process if it wishes.
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. — HMRC use an HMRC version of SAP Ariba Sourcing Pro to help the procurement process and this must be used by suppliers to register for the supplier day and/or bid for the opportunity described in this contract notice. (Further information about HMRC's instance of SAP Ariba, a Suppliers Guide and general information about supplying to HMRC is available on the HMRC website: www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/supplying.htm)
Suppliers who have used HMRCs Ariba previously will already have an account and an account number (ANXXXXXXXXXX). Previously registered users having difficulty recovering their account ID number or identify users within their organisation should email sapariba.hmrcsupport@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk for assistance.

Eligibility requirements: Full details regarding legal, economic, financial and technical information to be provided at the tender stage will be detailed in the tender documentation. Potential Tenderers should be aware, however, that they may be required to forward the following information: (a) A copy of the most recent audited accounts covering the Tenderer's last three years of trading (or for the period that is available if trading for less than three years) or (b) For the most recent full year of trading, where this information is not available in audited form, a copy of the draft or unaudited financial accounts or equivalent information showing the Tenderer's turnover, profit and loss and cash flow position and an end period balance sheet or, where this cannot be provided, a statement signed by the finance director or similar responsible person detailing any major changes in the current financial position since the date of the latest audited accounts provided.

Award value: 250000