HiQ wins framework agreement with the Swedish Tax Agency

HiQ was the only company which received a full score in the Swedish Tax Agency’s procurement for services within IT Applications and is one of the four companies chosen to sign a frame agreement.

“I’m really stoked about this win and that such an important public function as the Tax Agency can benefit from our vast competence within digitalization. A great win for us and a great value for Sweden”, says Sven Ivar Mørch, CEO and President of HiQ.

The procurement includes services within IT Applications and can be utilised by the Swedish Tax Agency, the Enforcement Authority, the Election Authority, the Swedish E-Identification Board, the Council on Advanced Tax Rulings, and the Taxation of Research Workers Board.

In the contract award decision HiQ has received the highest possible score within all areas by the Swedish Tax Agency. The areas are; Assignment Organization, Analysis and investigation, Agile Teams, Development assignment and Agile Team Java Development. The procurement was appealed by a competing consulting companies to the Administrative Court and then to the Administrative Court of Appeal and finally to the Supreme Administrative Court. All instances have now decided to reject the appeal.

“The Swedish Tax Agency, together with the other authorities, is one of HiQ’s most important clients. It has been a long process since we won the procurement in September 2019 – and now we are looking forward to continuing assit the Tax Agency become even more efficient and to develop even smarter services. This is a win for both Sweden and all its taxpayers”, says Erik Ridman, Director of Communications at HiQ.