Provision of the UK Tobacco Track and Trace System

HM Revenue & Customs
London
Open procedure
31 October 2026 to 31 March 2032

End-to-end, national-scale tobacco traceability service covering products manufactured in or imported into the UK. Includes unique identifier issuance and secure data routing, validation, storage and access for HMRC and other authorised authorities, with support for Northern Ireland arrangements and high-volume transactional data.

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Closed· 30 October 2026

Estimated value: £5.5m; Buyer estimate
Published: 11 August 2025
Deadline: 30 October 2026; Closed
Contract length: 65 months; Ends 31 March 2032

What the contract covers

Concession contract

Provision of national tobacco product track-and-trace technology, including unique identifier issuance, secure traceability data routing, storage and access services.

Delivery of an end to end Tobacco Track and Trace service
An ID issuer service, to ensure tobacco products manufactured in or imported into the UK are assigned a unique identifier
A data routing and repository service, to securely receive, validate, store and make available traceability data relating to tobacco products, accessible to HMRC and other authorised authorities

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Concession contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 84 months
Contract dates: 31 October 2026 to 31 March 2032
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79000000, 48000000, 72314000, 79999100

Services in this tender

Supply chain and logistics softwareMain service£231k typicalNational tobacco track and trace system with ID issuing and data repository

Lifecycle

Published
11 August 2025
Deadline for bidsClosed
30 October 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
31 October 2026

The buyer

HM Revenue & Customs

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/984540/provision-of-the-uk-tobacco-track-and-trace-system
Buyer reference: SR802215668
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0584cc
Last checked: 5 November 2026

HM Revenue & Customs. Provision of the UK Tobacco Track and Trace System. Tender, 11 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/984540/provision-of-the-uk-tobacco-track-and-trace-system (accessed 5 November 2026).