How to win: BACS Services for HMRC

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Background His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is the UK's tax, payments and customs authority and collects the money that pays for the UK's public services and gives financial support to people. HMRC is a direct submitter to BACS, leveraging BACS-approved software and providers to submit. HMRC are seeking to engage interested providers in the market who are BACS-Approved Software (BASS) providers and who are able to provide Bacstel-IP services. For the purposes of this PIN, HMRC Commercial are representing HMRC's interests, but are also considering the longer-term implications of Unity in delivery. The Unity programme is a major cross-government programme centred on building shared service capability to modernise and standardise ERP systems across three government departments: HMRC, Department for Transport, and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. DfT and MHCLG are not direct submitters to BACS and instead use a bureau service to submit payment files to BACS. This is currently provided by PayGate and is due to expire in April 2028. It is currently envisaged that procurement for the new BACS contract(s) will launch per the timescales provided below within t

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — HM Revenue & Customs scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £2,100,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 1 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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