Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfb-e65a-7120-9259-7b376ea741ae/ps25050-ols-tax-and-reporting-burden-project awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # PS25050 - OLS - Tax and Reporting Burden Project [DSIT](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dsit) Estimated value £83,333 Published 21 Mar 2025 Deadline Closed 5 Mar 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender \*\*\*\*\* THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION \*\*\*\*\* This procurement is being concluded as a direct award under the RM6187 Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3). ### Brief Description of Requirement Problem to solve: The Life Sciences sector offers significant opportunities for the 10 Year Health Plan, and our mission for economic growth through the Life Sciences Sector Plan. However, it operates in a complex regulatory and financial environment, where various taxes and reporting requirements -including corporate taxes, import duties, value-added taxes (VAT), environmental taxes and reporting alongside sector-specific levies-can cumulatively weigh on the UK's competitiveness and innovation capacity. Industry is speaking of a 'tipping point' being reached due to a 'soaring increase in the cost to do business', and an industry association (ABHI) has estimated that almost three quarters of the sector are delaying recruitment plans due to the national insurance increase alone. Existing data has however been collected by industry and is from a small sample. Aim: to quantify in £ the size (and growth impact) of the UK tax and reporting burden across Life Sciences. Needs to take account of different sub sectors (i.e. diagnostics vs orthopaedics vs digital vs Cell and Gene Therapy) and company size (i.e. small, medium large). ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/06cd88ca-42fe-4f95-8865-c244d1a10fe7) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile DSIT: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dsit) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [NCC1999 NE Rural Growth Programme Evaluation · Northumberland County Council · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-464d-73d3-9c3e-e81aa703d9f0/ncc1999-ne-rural-growth-programme-evaluation) [Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage · Natural England · 25 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4787-7110-ab3a-3a405c46164b/nature-recovery-and-intangible-cultural-heritage) [Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social Care · Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · 22 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4947-728c-ad83-59c066944fda/local-government-data-sharing-playbook-multi-agency-sharing-in-childrens-socia) [Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector · Tewkesbury Borough Council · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6446-722b-9ec6-44e39018b2f6/specialist-adviceadvisor-service-for-gloucestershires-advanced-engineering-and) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Forschungsprojekt - DZSF - Mobilitätskettenanalyse - Wie Verkehrsdaten den ländlichen Schienenverkehr stärken können · Eisenbahn-Bundesamt · 100 days left · 27 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2140-73b5-8807-5ad43f7122d9/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-f) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Begleitforschung Städtebauförderung - Wissenstransfer: Anwendungsleitfaden des Bundes zur Praxis Städtebauförderung · Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR) · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4375-730a-9135-c6d6d211cb68/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-b)