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VAT Partner Framework

Cardiff Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Both Cardiff Council, and Torfaen County Borough Council (termed “the Councils”) are looking to appoint a framework of innovative providers to work alongside them to analyse and examine the spend across the Council’s Directorates to both ensure VAT compliance and be able to respond to opportunities in VAT reclamation which may arise, for example, from changes in legislation. The Councils do not necessarily have the in-house expertise or resources to identify and scope out potential opportunities for VAT reclamation, and therefore seeks a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to work in partnership to ensure that any reclamation opportunities are acted upon decisively. The services operating under this contract will be managed and administered centrally by the Revenues Department of our Resources Directorate. The services required as part of this Framework include: 1. ‘No-win-no-fee’ VAT reclamation projects - these will be either the Councils or Supplier suggested VAT related projects for which the payment mechanism will be a NWNF % of the reclaimed VAT figure. 2. Specialist tax advice on major projects – as required and directed by the Councils, and paid on a daily or hourly rate basis.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Shared contract value
£2.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Apr 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
015157-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Cardiff, UKL22, CF238HA, United Kingdom

LAVAT CONSULTING LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£2.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Apr 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
015157-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B33AX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV66122000 — Corporate finance and venture capital services

Lots

  • Both Cardiff Council, and Torfaen County Borough Council (termed “the Councils”) are looking to appoint a framework of innovative providers to work alongside them to analyse and examine the spend across the Council’s Directorates to both ensure VAT compliance and be able to respond to opportunities in VAT reclamation which may arise, for example, from changes in legislation. The Councils do not necessarily have the in-house expertise or resources to identify and scope out potential opportunities for VAT reclamation, and therefore seeks a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to work in partnership to ensure that any reclamation opportunities are acted upon decisively. The services operating under this contract will be managed and administered centrally by the Revenues Department of our Resources Directorate. The services required as part of this Framework include: 1. ‘No-win-no-fee’ VAT reclamation projects - these will be either the Councils or Supplier suggested VAT related projects for which the payment mechanism will be a NWNF % of the reclaimed VAT figure. 2. Specialist tax advice on major projects – as required and directed by the Councils, and paid on a daily or hourly rate basis.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-047c06
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
8 Aug 2024, 12:00

Address

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
Depending on extension utilised

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
3

Expected award period

Starts
8 Aug 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
8 Aug 2024, 12:00

Classification

Id
66122000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Corporate finance and venture capital services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Both Cardiff Council, and Torfaen County Borough Council (termed “the Councils”) are looking to appoint a framework of innovative providers to work alongside them to analyse and examine the spend across the Council’s Directorates to both ensure VAT compliance and be able to respond to opportunities in VAT reclamation which may arise, for example, from changes in legislation. The Councils do not necessarily have the in-house expertise or resources to identify and scope out potential opportunities for VAT reclamation, and therefore seeks a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to work in partnership to ensure that any reclamation opportunities are acted upon decisively. The services operating under this contract will be managed and administered centrally by the Revenues Department of our Resources Directorate. The services required as part of this Framework include: 1. ‘No-win-no-fee’ VAT reclamation projects - these will be either the Councils or Supplier suggested VAT related projects for which the payment mechanism will be a NWNF % of the reclaimed VAT figure. 2. Specialist tax advice on major projects – as required and directed by the Councils, and paid on a daily or hourly rate basis.

Renewal

Description
3 Year Framework Agreement, with the option to extend for a further 1 year.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
55%
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
35%

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL22
Entry 2
Region
UKL16
Entry 3
Region
UKL22
Entry 4
Region
UKL16

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66122000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Corporate finance and venture capital services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1123
Name
Cardiff Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL22
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 4UW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Atlantic Wharf

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Cardiff Council

Contact

Telephone
+44 2920873732
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1551
Name
Torfaen County Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL16
Locality
Torfaen
Postal Code
NP4 6YB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre, Pontypool

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Torfaen County Borough Council

Contact

Telephone
+44 1495762200
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-111
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477501
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-144143
Name
LAVAT CONSULTING LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG31
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B33AX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Chamberlain Square, Paradise Circus

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
LAVAT CONSULTING LIMITED

Contact

Telephone
+44 3456861321
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-144144
Name
CENTURION VAT SPECIALISTS ALL LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKL22
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF238HA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Celtic House, Caxton Place

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
CENTURION VAT SPECIALISTS ALL LTD

Contact

Telephone
+44 3301247740

Award information

Award 1
Id
015157-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-144143
Name
LAVAT CONSULTING LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-144144
Name
CENTURION VAT SPECIALISTS ALL LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
015157-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
015157-2025-1
Date Signed
14 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,400,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF10 4UW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL16
  • Delivery location · UKL22

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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