Awarded contract

Provision of the UK Tobacco Track and Trace System

Details

Supplier(s)
Dentsu Aegis Network Switzerland AG
Value
£5,000,000
Duration
5 years
Topic
Industry specific software package
Published
10 November 2021

Tender description

The UK ratified the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products in 2018. The Protocol requires parties to implement a traceability system for tobacco products manufactured in or imported into their territory, taking into account regional specific needs and available best practice. The provider's main responsibilities will be to deliver a: -ID issuer service, to ensure tobacco products manufactured in or imported into the UK are marked with a unique identifier -Data repository and router to store data relating to products and which is accessible to HMRC.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date29 October 2021
  2. Completed: Award published10 November 2021
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date28 October 2026in 1 month

About the buyer

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is the UK's tax, payments and customs authority, and buys as a non-ministerial government department through its own Commercial Directorate. Contract opportunities are advertised on the government's Find a Tender service. Suppliers register interest in live opportunities through the SAP Ariba eSourcing system. Core supplier details are recorded once on the Central Digital Platform. HMRC aims to trade with small and medium-sized businesses wherever feasible. Much of this procurement flows through Crown Commercial Service frameworks and dynamic markets. HMRC's own Purchase Order Terms and Conditions govern its lowest-value, lowest-complexity contracts.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of HMRC's contract awards have been in IT services, software and information systems and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48100000 · Industry specific software package
  • 48600000 · Database and operating software package
  • 48800000 · Information systems and servers
  • 48900000 · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

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