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Contract to Supply Footfall Data for Town Centres in England and Wales for the Valuation Office Agency

VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

12 Apr 2024 at 09:05

Award Notice
Tender

19 Jan 2024 at 15:12

Tender Notice
Planning

08 Dec 2023 at 15:56

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is seeking tenders for a contract to supply footfall data for town centres in England and Wales. The procurement event is in the award stage, with a closing date of 13/02/2024. The contract period will be from 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2027. The VOA is looking for a single provider to assist in the preparation of Rateable Values for the 2026 Rating Lists. Interested parties can contact VOA via tenders@voa.gov.uk with reference VOA/2023/064.

This opportunity can be suitable for businesses providing data collection and collation services, especially those experienced in managing and analysing footfall data. The VOA requires footfall data for over 100 town/city centres in England and Wales, provided quarterly in Excel format. The contract value is £126,000 GBP. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this open procedure tender, offering a chance to grow their business by providing essential services to VOA for the next three years.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract to Supply Footfall Data for Town Centres in England and Wales for the Valuation Office Agency

Notice Description

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is competing via the Open Procedure with the intention to appoint a single provider for the provision of footfall data to assist in the preparation of Rateable Values for the 2026 Rating Lists. Please note that it's the intention of the VOA to award a single contract, although it also retains the right to make no award. **** Interested parties must contact VOA mailbox (tenders@voa.gov.uk) quoting ref VOA/2023/064, to obtain an electronic copy of the ITT documentation **** The procurement event will close at 17:00pm on 13/02/2024. The footfall and retail vacancy rates in a particular town centre are traditionally regarded as a measure of the economic health of the location and a contributory factor in the levels of rents paid for retail units in the location. Any changes in footfall or vacancy rates can have a knock on effect to rental values. It is generally acknowledged that footfall is a strong indicator of a location's trading performance, and this has been corroborated by the private sector identifying that town centres, with higher footfall volumes, generate a greater level of spend. This often translates into the levels of rents that are paid for retail outlets, and aids in comparison between streets in a town/city centre, within streets and between town centres. As the Rateable Values determined by the VOA have a direct relationship with the rental value of premises, as at a defined date, it follows that footfall can have a direct comparative relationship between Rateable Values. The VOA needs to acquire suitable footfall data to assist in the preparation of Rateable Values for the 2026 Rating Lists. The dataset that the VOA requires is as follows: - The data should separately cover and identify 100+ town / city centres in England and Wales. For city centres and larger town centres it should be broken down to separately provide data for identified main shopping streets. It would be an advantage if "landmark" shopping streets, such as Oxford Street in London were further broken down into defined geographical sectors. - Initially the data should cover the period from 1st April 2024 to 1st April 2027 and be supplied on an ongoing quarterly basis from the beginning of the contract. - For each centre/street it must provide: * Weekly average footfall by month. * Data to be provided as volumes and year-on-year percentage change. * Data to be provided in Excel spreadsheet format. * There needs to be no restriction against the VOA downloading the data provided, storing it on our own systems and quoting the data at a later date. - Each quarterly Footfall report must: * Detail approach and methodology adopted. Additional information: **** Interested parties must conduct VOA tenders mailbox (tenders@voa.gov.uk) quoting ref VOA/2023/064, to obtain an electronic copy of the ITT documentation ****

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b0276df0-7b80-49c5-8318-8a7f45867073
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd599412-e5b3-4dbc-8cb5-c67c4dff216f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72314000 - Data collection and collation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£126,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£126,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
15 Jan 2024Expired
Award Date
11 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Post Town
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MRI SOFTWARE

Further Information

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