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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 5 releases in its history.

Award

12 Apr 2024 at 10:45

Tender

19 Jan 2024 at 15:09

Award

11 Jan 2024 at 11:28

Tender

10 Jan 2024 at 14:18

Planning

08 Dec 2023 at 15:49

Summary of the contracting process

The Valuation Office Agency has awarded a contract for the supply of footfall data for town centres in England and Wales. The contract was signed on 11th March 2024 with MRI Software Limited. The procurement process was completed, and the contract is active. This contract provides an opportunity for businesses involved in data collection and collation services within the services category to compete for similar tenders. The buying organisation, Valuation Office Agency, initiated the tender process, which was open in nature. The contract is for the provision of footfall data to assist in preparing Rateable Values for the 2026 Rating Lists.

This contract for footfall data can create growth opportunities for companies specialising in data collection and collation services, particularly those experienced in serving government and local authorities. Businesses capable of compiling and maintaining large datasets, providing property valuation expertise, and delivering on ongoing data provision requirements would be well-suited to compete. The VOA's requirement for detailed footfall data covering multiple town and city centres in England and Wales on a quarterly basis presents a lucrative opportunity for data service providers looking to expand their portfolio in the public sector. The procurement is in the award stage, with the active contract valued at £105,000 GBP.

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Notice Title

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

Notice Description

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

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is an executive agency of His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). As the public sector's property valuation experts, we provide valuations and property advice to the government and local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales to support taxation and targeted financial support for families and individuals. The VOA also provides property valuation and surveying services to public sector bodies. Its work includes: - compiling and maintaining lists of council tax bands for approximately 26 million domestic properties. - compiling and maintaining lists detailing the rateable value of over 2 million commercial properties for business rates. - determining Local Housing Allowance rates across England. - advising local authorities of the maximum subsidy level payable for Housing Benefit claims under the local reference rent system. - maintaining a register of fair rents for regulated tenancies in England. - providing statutory valuations to support taxes administered by HMRC and the administration of benefits by the Department for Work and Pensions; and - providing a range of independent property advice and valuations across the public sector. Please see www.voa.gov.uk for further details. The Agency provides services for different types of customers including: - Occupiers and owners across non-domestic and domestic properties, who may not appoint a representative or trusted helper to interact on their behalf. - Billing Authorities - when they engage with a VOA service or act an intermediary on behalf of customers. - Other public bodies - who require valuations or property advice from the VOA to carry out their functions. 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;

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0422e4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011952-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£1
Lots Value
£1
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£105,000 £100K-£500K

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
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active, Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY
Contact Name
Bruce Thomson
Contact Email
bruce.thomson@voa.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3000501624

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), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, 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

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