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title: "Business Rates Analysis and Recovery Services"
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# Business Rates Analysis and Recovery Services

Buyer: Wakefield Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4a3004b2-61b9-4809-bec0-5e098bfa7c51

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## Summary

Wakefield Council procured business rates analysis and recovery services for the 2026 Rating Revaluation period. The requirement is a specialist business analysis consultancy service (CPV 72221000), covering the review and recovery of business rates to support the Council’s revenues work. Services are delivered for Wakefield Council in the Yorkshire and the Humber area. The buying organisation is Wakefield Council, based at Wakefield One in Wakefield. This is a services contract rather than a goods or construction requirement. It is aimed at providers with expertise in business rates, rating assessments, identifying billing or valuation issues, and recovering sums due to the Council.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Wakefield Council used a selective procedure to call off the requirement from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 30 March 2026 at 12:00. Avison Young (UK) Ltd was awarded the contract on 31 March 2026 for £250,000, inclusive of the stated contract value basis. The contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2029. The awarded contract covers the full business rates analysis and recovery services requirement. The published outcome identifies one successful supplier and an active award. The process was evaluated through the framework call-off route.

This award demonstrates demand from Wakefield Council for a substantial, multi-year specialist business rates service. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise in business rates analysis, rating revaluations, identifying underpayments or recoverable sums, and pursuing recovery for a public-sector client. Relevant experience should include handling complex property and valuation data, analysing liability and billing records, documenting findings clearly, and working constructively with council finance and revenues teams. Suppliers would also need the operational capacity to manage a sustained programme across the Council’s area, maintain accurate case records, and turn analysis into recoveries that can withstand scrutiny. The buyer’s use of a framework call-off shows that framework access may be important for reaching this requirement.

## Notice

To provide Business Rates Services to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council for the 2026 Rating Revaluation period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c313360-57fc-4a1f-afb6-8d07efe38ea1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £250,000 |
| 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 | Wakefield Council |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Postcode area | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF1 2EB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wakefield North |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Avison Young (UK) Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 15:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c313360-57fc-4a1f-afb6-8d07efe38ea1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c313360-57fc-4a1f-afb6-8d07efe38ea1
  12th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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