Auction services

Tender description

HMRC is seeking to establish an auctioneers' services framework to facilitate the recovery and sale of goods by auction. In England and Wales these services will also include the ability to meet all requirements that enables them to comply with the Taking Control of Goods legislation and have appropriately certificated Enforcement agents. In Northern Ireland it is expected that prospective suppliers will comply with existing distraint legislation and regulations. Under the previous iteration of this framework agreement 1 350 assignments were called off in England and Wales in the 2016 calendar year, and a further 135 assignments in Northern Ireland. The above volumes are provided for indicative purposes only and HMRC can make no guarantee for the volume of work that will be made available under the new framework agreement. HMRC requires the establishment of an auctioneers' services framework to facilitate the recovery and sale of goods by auction in the North of England. In England and Wales these services will also include the ability to meet all requirements that enables them to comply with the Taking Control of Goods legislation and have appropriately certificated Enforcement agents. For the purposes of this framework, North of England is defined as the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber European Parliament constituency regions. HMRC requires the establishment of an auctioneers' services framework to facilitate the recovery and sale of goods by auction in the Midlands region. In England and Wales these services will also include the ability to meet all requirements that enables them to comply with the Taking Control of Goods legislation and have appropriately certificated Enforcement agents. For the purposes of this framework, the Midlands is defined as the East Midlands, West Midlands and East of England European Parliament constituency regions. HMRC requires the establishment of an auctioneers' services framework to facilitate the recovery and sale of goods by auction in the South of England. In England and Wales these services will also include the ability to meet all requirements that enables them to comply with the Taking Control of Goods legislation and have appropriately certificated Enforcement agents. For the purposes of this framework, South of England is defined as the South East and South West European Parliament constituency regions. HMRC requires the establishment of an auctioneers' services framework to facilitate the recovery and sale of goods by auction in London. In England and Wales these services will also include the ability to meet all requirements that enables them to comply with the Taking Control of Goods legislation and have appropriately certificated Enforcement agents. For the purposes of this framework, North of England is defined as the London European Parliament constituency regions. HMRC requires the establishment of an auctioneers' services framework to facilitate the recovery and sale of goods by auction in Wales. In England and Wales these services will also include the ability to meet all requirements that enables them to comply with the Taking Control of Goods legislation and have appropriately certificated Enforcement agents. For the purposes of this framework, Wales is defined as the Welsh European Parliament constituency region. HMRC requires the establishment of an auctioneers' services framework to facilitate the recovery and sale of goods by auction in Northern Ireland. These services will also include the ability to meet all requirements that enables them to comply with current distraint legislation and regulations.