Closed tender

T25-205CRO VAT Support Consultancy Services

Details

Buyer: Derry City & Strabane District Council
Topic: Tax consultancy services
Published: 2 February 2026
Submission: 27 February 2026
Source: uk:ni-etenders

Tender description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) in collaboration with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) require consultancy support in relation to the Councils’ VAT regimes. Whilst this is a joint procurement between the two Councils, each Council will then engage individually with the successful consultant. It is intended that the contract will take the form of a total maximum of 4 days consultancy support in a 12-month period per Council with the option to extend for two further 12 month periods at the sole discretion of each individual Council commencing from 1 April 2026. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published2 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date27 February 2026

About the buyer

Derry City & Strabane District Council is a local authority covering the Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland, running its own procurement function. Tenders are published through eTendersNI, the shared eProcurement portal for Northern Ireland's public bodies. Contracts are grouped by department, spanning environment, business, health and community, capital and corporate categories. Complex procurements often open with a preliminary market engagement questionnaire ahead of the full tender. Bids typically close at 12 noon on a specified Friday, set out on each notice. The council's own website also mirrors live and past tenders alongside the portal.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Derry City & Strabane District Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

79221000 · Tax consultancy services
79222000 · Tax-return preparation services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derry-city-strabane-district-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derry-city-strabane-district-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derry-city-strabane-district-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derry-city-strabane-district-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derry-city-strabane-district-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derry-city-strabane-district-council.gov