ARRIBATEC UK LTD

Unit4 ERP ERPx (Agresso) Making Tax Digital (MTD) VAT API Solution

Our Making Tax Digital solution has been specifically designed for Unit4 ERP (Agresso Business World ABW), and helps you ensure compliancy with the HMRC's full digital VAT regulations.

Our solution is HMRC-approved and works with a number of VAT set-ups.

Please enquire for our ERPx solutions.

Features

• Send VAT returns via the HMRC's dedicated API
• Specifically designed for Unit4 ERP
• Works on desktop and web
• Works on various milestone versions of Unit4 ERP
• Compatible with a number of complex VAT set-ups
• Ability to make manual adjustments should it be required
• Compatible with multi-client implementations
• Supports multiple legal entities in a single client

Benefits

• Help ensure compliancy with HMRC Making Tax Digital requirements
• Fully compliant with HMRC's current regulations
• Available at a standard price
• Service comprises of Software and Support tailored to customer requirements
• Comes complete with an annual maintenance and support package
• Support provided by the Arribatec Service Desk

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at sales.uk@arribatec.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

674216368298834

Contact

Allan Burrows
0333 444 1005
sales.uk@arribatec.com

About your service

• Service categories:

  Applications

  Enterprise resource management

  Financial

  • Financial and Accounting Applications
  • Accounts Payable Applications
  • Accounts Receivable Applications
  • Treasury and Risk Management Applications
  • Corporate Tax Management Applications
• Multi cloud support: Yes

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: Yes
• What software services is the service an extension to: Unit4 ERP 7, Unit4 ERP CR (Agresso). ; Please enquire for our ERPx solutions.
• Cloud deployment model:
  • Public cloud
  • Private cloud
• Service constraints: Solution comes with an annual maintenance package.
• System requirements:
  • Unit4 ERP 7
  • Unit4 ERP CR
  • Please enquire for our ERPx solutions.
  • A user with system administration access
  • User with access to Management Console or cloud service requests

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes
• Support response times: Please see our Unit4 ERP (ERPx Agresso) Support Desk Service entry for more details of this service
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.2 A
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: Yes
• Web chat support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support accessibility standard: WCAG 2.2 A
• Web chat accessibility testing: N/A
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: This solution gives you access to our Unit4 ERP (Agresso) ERPx Support Desk. Please see this offering to find out more details.
• Support available to third parties: No
• AI chatbot: No

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: In-depth user and configuration guides.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats: PDF
• End-of-contract data extraction: On request
• End-of-contract process: Our solution comes with an annual maintenance package
• Documentation accessibility standard: WCAG 2.2 A

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
• Application to install: No
• Designed for use on mobile devices: Yes
• Differences between the mobile and desktop service: None, it is browser based and all functions work on both.
• Service interface: No
• User support accessibility: WCAG 2.2 A
• API: Yes
• What users can and can't do using the API: Users can send VAT returns directly from the Unit4 ERP Finance Application via the HMRC's dedicated API
• API documentation: Yes
• API documentation formats: PDF
• API sandbox or test environment: Yes
• Customisation available: No

Scaling

• Independence of resources: Not applicable

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: No

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Security Clearance (SC)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations: United Kingdom
• User control over data storage and processing locations: No
• Datacentre security standards: Managed by a third party
• Penetration testing frequency: At least once a year
• Penetration testing approach: Another external penetration testing organisation
• Protecting data at rest: Other
• Other data at rest protection approach: Data at rest is stored within the customers Unit4 ERP
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Equipment disposal approach: In-house destruction process
• Data sanitisation type: Deleted data can’t be directly accessed / Cryptographic Erasure

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: The solution is designed to export data via the HMRC's dedicated API and users can export using their existing Unit4 ERP tools
• Data export formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data export formats: JSON via HMRC API
• Data import formats: Other
• Other data import formats:
  • JSON from HRMC
  • Manual adjustments can be made via GUI

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: TLS (version 1.2 or above)
• Data protection within supplier network: TLS (version 1.2 or above)

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: TD availability guarantees as per the hosting provider
• Approach to resilience: Available on request
• Outage reporting: As per your hosting provider

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: You define this within your Unit4 ERP ERPx system
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least once a year
• Management access authentication:
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: You control when users can access audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: User-defined
• Access to supplier activity audit information: You control when users can access audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: User-defined
• How long system logs are stored for: User-defined

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards: Other
• Other security governance standards: ISO 9001 ; ; Cyber Essentials
• Information security policies and processes: As per hosting provider
• Software Security Code of Practice: Yes

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Supplier-defined controls
• Configuration and change management approach: Our change management process is based on the Agile principles of software development. We work in iterative cycles, each aiming to improve or extend our software.; Requests for change and bug reports come in to product and are noted in as much detail as possible into our task management software. Then, before each development iteration, product and development triage new requirements, briefly discussing the scope and ramifications of each. These requirements then get placed into the development backlog of work according to the outcome of this discussion, and the entire backlog is then re-assessed against current priorities.
• Vulnerability management type: Undisclosed
• Vulnerability management approach: Available on request
• Protective monitoring type: Undisclosed
• Protective monitoring approach: Available on request
• Incident management type: Undisclosed
• Incident management approach: Available on request
• Post-quantum cryptography secure: No

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Supplier-defined process

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Pricing

• Discount for educational organisations: No
• Free trial available: No

Discount percentage by annual call-off contract value (excluding VAT)

• Less than £250,000: 0%
• Between £250,000 and £500,000: 0%
• Between £500,001 and £1,000,000: 0%
• Between £1,000,001 and £2,500,000: 0%
• Between £2,500,001 and £5,000,000: 0%
• Over £5,000,001: 0%

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: Nemko Scandinavia AS
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: Sunday 20 April 2025
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: The SCOPE of the certificate covers: ; Sales, business development, support, operation and maintenance of infrastructure, ; IT systems, networks, applications and services related to solutions the supplier has ; contractual fresponsibility for with its customers.; Anything not included in the scope as set out is not covered.
• ISO 28000:2022 certification: No
• ISO 9001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification: British Assessment Bureau
• ISO 9001 accreditation date: Monday 28 April 2025
• What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover: The SCOPE of the certificate covers: ; Provision of software expertise including consultancy, project management,; support, hosting, technical services in relation to ERP software globally.; Anything not included in the scope as set out is not covered.
• Quality management systems (QMS): Yes
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number: 19a08c76-33d5-49ad-ab32-c1d58105f213
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Cyber Essentials Alternative: You do not have a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate, or will not have in place within 12 months of the date of award but have an IASME certified equivalent.
• Other security certifications: No

Social value

• Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery:

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority

    • New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
    • Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
    • Plans to engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important workplace issues to address
    • Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union
    • Monitoring of employee engagement rates (by protected characteristic) and, where necessary, the development of actions to ensure all voices are heard across the diversity of the workforce
    • Employment contracts that reflect actual hours worked; steps taken to ensure employees understand their contracts and have the ability to review and adjust them if actual hours regularly exceed contracted hours
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about, and feel empowered to, address their physical wellbeing
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
    • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
    • Understanding of in-work progression issues affecting the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
    • Measures to support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
    • Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.

    • Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises

    • Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
    • Activities to identify opportunities to open up sub-contracts under the prime contract to a diverse range of businesses, including new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
    • Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
    • Understanding of local demographics, needs and opportunities for the co-design of the goods, services and works to be delivered under the contract

  • Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero

    Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.

    • Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Collaborative ways of working with the supply chain to deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement

  • Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain

    Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment

    • Delivery of training schemes and programmes to address any identified skills gaps and under-representation in the workforce for the contract (e.g. prison leavers, care leavers, kinship carers, disabled people)
    • Understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
    • Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
    • Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
    • Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce

  • Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain

    Policy Outcome 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.

    • Understanding of the underlying factors affecting improvements to reduce barriers to entry and training schemes for the target cohort(s) related to the contract workforce
    • Other measures to offer development opportunities for the target cohort(s) in the contract workforce
    • Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce

  • Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.

    Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.

    • Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
    • Understanding barriers to access to health and social care services or employment opportunities e.g. digital inclusion

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at sales.uk@arribatec.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.