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Business Rates Appeals Analysis Software

Newcastle City Council

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29 Jul 2026 at 18:49

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle City Council procured business rates appeals analysis modelling software and related software services. The system is intended to analyse business rates over a multi-year period, supporting the Council’s assessment of appeals relating to business rate liabilities. This is a specialist financial analysis and software-services requirement, rather than general IT support or a physical works contract. The buying organisation is Newcastle City Council, a sub-central public authority based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The service is associated with delivery in the Newcastle and wider North East England area. The requirement was structured as a single lot and falls within financial analysis software and software-related services. Suppliers with products combining business rates expertise, modelling capability and software delivery are the closest fit.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. Inform Holdings Ltd was selected as the supplier. The award was made on 29 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 29 July 2026 to 18 May 2029. Its value is £25,220 excluding VAT, or £30,264 including VAT. The process covered one lot, which is complete, and the resulting contract is active. The published information identifies the requirement as services, with financial analysis software and software-related services as the relevant classifications. The selected supplier is an SME. The procurement route indicates that the Council appointed the supplier directly rather than evaluating competing bids.

This award shows established demand from Newcastle City Council for software that can model and analyse business rates appeals, supported by associated software services. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a working product suited to business rates analysis, an understanding of appeals and valuation-related data, and the ability to provide reliable implementation, support and ongoing service delivery. Relevant suppliers are likely to be specialist financial analysis software providers, public-sector revenues technology firms and consultancies with proprietary modelling tools. The requirement is small enough in scale for an SME supplier to deliver, but it still calls for a product that can support a council’s operational assessment work over several years. Experience delivering comparable local-government software would strengthen a supplier’s position.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Rates Appeals Analysis Software

Notice Description

The Council requires the provision of Business Rates Appeals Analysis modelling software to analyse business rates, over a period of three years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d70e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071936-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48441000 - Financial analysis software package

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£25,220 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Jul 2026 - 18 May 2029 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
Newcastle City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 8QH
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Inform Holdings Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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