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title: "BHCC - Rates Revaluation"
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buyer: "EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# BHCC - Rates Revaluation

Buyer: EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3eb5416b-a8cb-4b87-8584-c7401e7d99b0

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## Summary

The East Sussex County Council has awarded a consultancy contract for Rates Revaluation to Wilks Head & Eve LLP. The project aims to identify properties where the rateable value can be successfully challenged to create savings on business rates costs. The procurement method used was competitive quotation (below threshold), with a tender period ending on March 20, 2023. The contract period runs from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2029, with a total value of 3.89% of the expected savings.

This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized consultancy firms specialising in financial consultancy services to compete. Businesses in the South East region of the United Kingdom, particularly those with expertise in property valuation and business rates mitigation, would be well-suited to participate in this procurement process. The successful bidder will work closely with the East Sussex County Council to help mitigate their rates liability and deliver significant cost savings.

## Notice

As a Unitary Authority Brighton & Hove City Council owns and manages an operational portfolio across the City, which includes schools, civic buildings, libraries, sports facilities, offices, car parks, cemeteries, community buildings, leisure facilities and social care facilities all of which are occupied for the provision of council services and amenities. In addition to this, the council holds substantial commercial investment, agricultural investment and commercial seafront property portfolios, of which the council retains varying elements of control. The Council has a responsibility to pay business rates on the operational properties that it owns as well as any vacant properties within the commercial, agricultural and seafront portfolios. The new rating list comes into effect on the 1st April 2023. Current RV's for the 2017 list are based against rental values from 1st April 2015. The political and economic landscape since this time has shifted substantially, with the impact of Covid combined with interest rates at the highest they've been in decades. Early indications suggest the impact of the new rating values (based against rental values as of 1st April 2021) will be mixed across all commercial property types, with some seeing reductions, but others seeing increases. This liability represents a substantial financial constraint on the council, with business rates costs expected to be in the region of PS2.5 million in 2023/24. As such, consultancy support is required to mitigate the council's rates liability create savings by identifying properties where the rateable value can be successfully challenged.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d1057f61-a2a2-4b38-9706-a0dc1bd6e933 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRIGHTON |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN1 1JE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Regency |
| Westminster constituency | Brighton Pavilion |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WILKS HEAD & EVE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Mar 2024 at 14:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d1057f61-a2a2-4b38-9706-a0dc1bd6e933

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d1057f61-a2a2-4b38-9706-a0dc1bd6e933
  6th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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