Request (Call) for Tenders for the Certified Tax Professional Pathway

This public procurement competition relates to the provision of tax technical training and associated assessments from a recognised awarding body in the professional and public sector, which should be available online. Revenue currently requires modular technical tax training to enable staff to engage with topics pertinent to their specific areas …

CPV: 80500000 Training services, 80510000 Specialist training services, 80511000 Staff training services, 80570000 Personal development training services, 80590000 Tutorial services
Place of execution:
Request (Call) for Tenders for the Certified Tax Professional Pathway
Awarding body:
Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366
Award number:
1

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Request (Call) for Tenders for the Certified Tax Professional Pathway
Description : This public procurement competition relates to the provision of tax technical training and associated assessments from a recognised awarding body in the professional and public sector, which should be available online. Revenue currently requires modular technical tax training to enable staff to engage with topics pertinent to their specific areas of work. Participants will include employees from various Divisions within Revenue, primarily those working in Compliance Management, Audit, Investigation, and Prosecution. These staff members are responsible for conducting compliance checks on tax returns and auditing taxpayers’ accounts.
Procedure identifier : 7f86c5f8-8ab9-49f0-9e7c-b905a2bc8e56
Previous notice : e742734c-d9c4-41ca-81b9-09c5f62d6e4a-01
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 80500000 Training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80511000 Staff training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80570000 Personal development training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80590000 Tutorial services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80510000 Specialist training services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 850 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Lot 1 Tax Technical
Description : This public procurement competition relates to the provision of tax technical training and associated assessments from a recognised awarding body in the professional and public sector, which should be available online. Revenue currently requires modular technical tax training to enable staff to engage with topics pertinent to their specific areas of work. Participants will include employees from various Divisions within Revenue, primarily those working in Compliance Management, Audit, Investigation, and Prosecution. These staff members are responsible for conducting compliance checks on tax returns and auditing taxpayers’ accounts.
Internal identifier : 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 80500000 Training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80511000 Staff training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80570000 Personal development training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80590000 Tutorial services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80510000 Specialist training services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 850 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : MEAT
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 100
Category of award weight criterion : Fixed value (total)
Award criterion number : 1

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : 14 day standstill

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Information about review deadlines : 14 day standstill
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366
Organisation executing the payment : Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0002

Title : Lot 2 Financial Accounting
Description : This public procurement competition relates to the provision of tax technical training and associated assessments from a recognised awarding body in the professional and public sector, which should be available online. Revenue currently requires modular technical tax training to enable staff to engage with topics pertinent to their specific areas of work. Participants will include employees from various Divisions within Revenue, primarily those working in Compliance Management, Audit, Investigation, and Prosecution. These staff members are responsible for conducting compliance checks on tax returns and auditing taxpayers’ accounts.
Internal identifier : 2

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 80500000 Training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80511000 Staff training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80570000 Personal development training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80590000 Tutorial services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80510000 Specialist training services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 850 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : MEAT
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 100

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : 14 day standstill

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Information about review deadlines : 14 day standstill
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366
Organisation executing the payment : Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0003

Title : Lot 3 Legislative Guidance
Description : This public procurement competition relates to the provision of tax technical training and associated assessments from a recognised awarding body in the professional and public sector, which should be available online. Revenue currently requires modular technical tax training to enable staff to engage with topics pertinent to their specific areas of work. Participants will include employees from various Divisions within Revenue, primarily those working in Compliance Management, Audit, Investigation, and Prosecution. These staff members are responsible for conducting compliance checks on tax returns and auditing taxpayers’ accounts.
Internal identifier : 3

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 80500000 Training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80511000 Staff training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80570000 Personal development training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80590000 Tutorial services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80510000 Specialist training services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 850 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : MEAT
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 100

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : 14 day standstill

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Information about review deadlines : 14 day standstill
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366
Organisation executing the payment : Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 850 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Irish Taxation Institute
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000090519
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 300 000 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 418954
Date on which the winner was chosen : 21/02/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 17/04/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0002

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Chartered Accountants Ireland
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000090557
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Value of the tender : 250 000 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 418955
Date on which the winner was chosen : 21/02/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 19/05/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0003

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Irish Taxation Institute
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000090519
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0003
Value of the tender : 300 000 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 418956
Date on which the winner was chosen : 21/02/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 17/04/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 2

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366
Registration number : 4000098F
Postal address : Dublin Castle
Town : Dublin 2
Postcode : D02 R940
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 3536475000
Internet address : https://www.revenue.ie
Buyer profile : https://www.revenue.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation executing the payment

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Chartered Accountants Ireland
Registration number : 4000098F
Town : Dublin Castle
Postcode : Dublin 2
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0002

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Irish Taxation Institute
Registration number : 53699
Postal address : Irish Tax Institute, Grand Canal Harbour, Longboat Quay, Dublin 2
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D02 H927
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 016631700
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001 LOT-0003

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 77ea2bd2-68e5-469d-ace1-ae0b1fe500aa - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 08/07/2025 15:51 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00451662-2025
OJ S issue number : 130/2025
Publication date : 10/07/2025