# Provision of the UK Tobacco Track and Trace System

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [H M Revenue & Customs](/buyers/h-m-revenue-customs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Dentsu Aegis Network Switzerland AG
- Award value: £5,000,000
- Tender value: £5,000,000
- Award date: 8 October 2021
- Published: 10 November 2021
- Contract start: 29 October 2021
- Contract end: 28 October 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 22f91c35-4eb6-4470-bf07-dc9d586c3577-484496
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-59b33fd8-85f0-4264-90fb-3f2ee6c6ed09

## Description

The UK ratified the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products in 2018\. The Protocol requires parties to implement a traceability system for tobacco products manufactured in or imported into their territory, taking into account regional specific needs and available best practice\. The provider's main responsibilities will be to deliver a: -ID issuer service, to ensure tobacco products manufactured in or imported into the UK are marked with a unique identifier -Data repository and router to store data relating to products and which is accessible to HMRC\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22f91c35-4eb6-4470-bf07-dc9d586c3577-484496)