How to win: Income Tax Self Assessment Ecosystem Data and Integration - Innovation-Led Proof of Concept

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This is NOT a call for competition or requests to participate. This IS notice of a planned procurement. His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) intends to commence a competitive procurement for the delivery of an innovation-led Proof of Concept (PoC) exploring how emerging technologies, richer transaction data and integrations across banking, payment, fintech and software ecosystems could support increased simplification and accuracy within Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA). The PoC will build, test and evaluate a working technical demonstrator. Its purpose is to generate evidence and learning, rather than develop a live service or commit HMRC to a specific future solution. This work supports HMRC's Transformation Roadmap and aligns with HMRC's Strategic Approach to Third Party Software. It explores how banking, payments, fintech and software ecosystems can help customers manage their tax affairs through the products and services they already use, reducing administrative effort, improving visibility of tax obligations and helping customers get their tax right first time, while building on a thriving and innovative market. Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax provides the digita

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