Event round-up: HMRC UK Corporation Tax (Cotax)
On 19 August, we were delighted to host HMRC for a market engagement event ahead of their upcoming procurement for the maintaining and running of the UK Corporation Tax (Cotax) service. The Cotax service is considered to be part of the UK's Critical National Infrastructure and is run by HMRC.
This procurement is for a new contract to run and maintain the service - it is being facilitated by the CDIO's Technology Sourcing Programme (TSP). The TSP is a multi-year programme of work intended to deliver a step change in how HMRC delivers IT and works with its IT suppliers to procure and utilise technology. This service is currently being supported under a large outsourcing contract, and HMRC requires a new contract to be in place and transition completed by 30 June 2022.
As a first step potential suppliers were invited to this market engagement event to find out more about the requirements, more information about the UK Corporation Tax (Cotax) service, timelines, and how the procurement process will operate - which will be via CCS framework Technology Services 3, Lot 3d. The detailed objectives for the session, as set out by HMRC were as follows:
- To provide attendees with an understanding of the upcoming procurement for COTAX
- To give a view of the existing technical service within the scope of this procurement
- To provide a high level view of our requirements for this procurement
- To provide some commercial information and how the procurement will be run
- To enable potentail suppliers to determine the suitability of their offering
The presentation was then followed by a Q&A session. The next steps for this market engagement event will be an Expression of Interest issued to all the suppliers on Lot 3d of the Technology Services 3 Framework, suppliers who would like to respond to the EOI will have one week to do so, and following this the tender documents will be uploaded on the HMRC SAP Ariba e-sourcing contract tool and all of the procurement activity will take place through there.
Heather Cover-Kus
Heather Cover-Kus
Heather is Head of Central Government Programme at techUK, working to represent the supplier community of tech products and services to Central Government.
Prior to joining techUK in April 2022, Heather worked in the Economic Policy and Small States Section at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She led the organisation’s FinTech programme and worked to create an enabling environment for developing countries to take advantage of the socio-economic benefits of FinTech.
Before moving to the UK, Heather worked at the Office of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas and the Central Bank of The Bahamas.
Heather holds a Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP, a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from LSE, and a BA in Economics and Sociology from Macalester College.
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-cover-kus-ba636538
Ellie Huckle
Ellie Huckle
Ellie joined techUK in March 2018 as a Programme Assistant to the Public Sector team and now works as a Programme Manager for the Central Government Programme.
The programme represents the supplier community of technology products and services in Central Government – in summary working to make Government a more informed buyer, increasing supplier visibility in order to improve their chances of supplying to Government Departments, and fostering better engagement between the public sector and industry. To find out more about what we do, how we do this and how you can get involved – make sure to get in touch!
Prior to joining techUK, Ellie completed Sixth Form in June 2015 and went on to work in Waitrose, moved on swiftly to walking dogs and finally, got an office job working for a small local business in North London, where she lives with her family and their two Bengal cats Kai and Nova.
When she isn’t working Ellie likes to spend time with her family and friends, her cats, and enjoys volunteering for diabetes charities. She has a keen interest in writing, escaping with a good book and expanding her knowledge watching far too many quiz shows!
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- 020 7331 2015
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- @techUK,@techUK
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Annie Collings
Annie Collings
Annie is the Programme Manager for Cyber Resilience at techUK. She first joined as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
In her role, Annie supports the Cyber Security SME Forum, engaging regularly with key government and industry stakeholders to advance the growth and development of SMEs in the cyber sector. Annie also coordinates events, engages with policy makers and represents techUK at a number of cyber security events.
Before joining techUK, Annie was an Account Manager at a specialist healthcare agency, where she provided public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. She also gained experience as an intern in both an MP’s constituency office and with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed. Annie holds a degree in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University.
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- anniecollings24
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-collings-270150158/
Ella Gago-Brookes
Ella Gago-Brookes
Ella joined techUK in November 2023 as a Markets Team Assistant, supporting the Justice and Emergency Services, Central Government and Financial Services Programmes, before progressing into Junior Programme Manager in January 2024.
Before joining the team, she was working at the Magistrates' Courts in legal administration and graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2022. Ella attained an undergraduate degree in History and Politics, and a master's degree in International Relations and Security Studies, with a particular interest in studying asylum rights and gendered violence.
In her spare time she enjoys going to the gym, watching true crime documentaries, travelling, and making her best attempts to become a better cook.
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