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Provision of Business Rates Consultancy Services.

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23 Jul 2026 at 12:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southern Housing procured business rates consultancy services for its housing operations. The requirement covers advice and support on business rates, a form of financial consultancy, for properties and activities across the East Midlands, West Midlands, London, the South East and the South West of England. The buyer is Southern Housing, a sub-central public authority based in London. The service is therefore relevant to consultancies that understand business rates assessment, liability, billing and challenge work across multiple English regions, and that can support a housing organisation with geographically distributed property interests. The procurement concerns professional services rather than construction, property maintenance, software or the supply of physical goods.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 1 July 2026 to Daniel Watney LLP. It used a direct award below threshold without competition, under the legal basis identified as 2023/54. One lot was completed. The active contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028. Its gross value is £59,206.71. The award covers financial consultancy services for the business rates requirement. Daniel Watney LLP is recorded as the selected supplier. This outcome shows that Southern Housing used a non-competitive route for a below-threshold specialist consultancy rather than an open tender with competing bids or a scored evaluation.

This procurement indicates demand from Southern Housing for specialist business rates advice delivered across several English regions and over a multi-year service period. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable expertise in business rates consultancy and the ability to advise a housing organisation with a dispersed property portfolio. Relevant capability is likely to include reviewing rateable assessments and liabilities, identifying opportunities to correct or reduce charges, managing correspondence with rating authorities and supporting appeals or challenges. Suppliers should also be able to coordinate work across London, the Midlands, the South East and the South West, maintain accurate records for multiple properties and provide clear financial advice to a public-sector client.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Business Rates Consultancy Services.

Notice Description

Provision of Business Rates Consultancy Services 2026-2028.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d1b1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069627-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£59,206 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
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Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1M 5LA
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Daniel Watney LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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