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title: "Supply of Professional Services: VOA NextGen Rating Programme Client-Side Support"
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# Supply of Professional Services: VOA NextGen Rating Programme Client-Side Support

Buyer: VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f765dcbd-90e6-41e0-a814-f7a5e35201a1

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## Summary

The Valuation Office Agency has awarded a contract for the supply of professional services related to its NextGen Rating Programme. This significant transformation initiative includes updates to Business Rates services, three-yearly revaluations, reforms to Council Tax in Wales, and the implementation of a new IT system. The awarded contract, valued at £3,600,000, will provide client-side support for multiple workstreams and stakeholders. The contract began on 7th April 2025 and will, unless extended, end on 6th April 2026. The procurement was conducted via a selective method, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement.

This tender presents considerable growth opportunities for businesses specialising in project management consultancy services, particularly those experienced in large-scale, multi-year transformation programmes within the public sector. Companies that offer strategic guidance, subject matter expertise, and delivery orchestration capabilities are well-suited for this contract. As the programme involves extensive business change and collaboration with various suppliers and government reviews, it provides a platform for expanding service offerings and establishing long-term partnerships with a major government agency.

## Notice

Awarded contract - this means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier and is being published for transparency purposes only. The VOA currently has a substantial transformation portfolio, which includes: - new services for Non-Domestic Rating customers (commonly known as Business Rates). - 2.1m Business Rates valuations as part of a three-yearly revaluation cycle. - supporting reform of Council Tax in Wales as well as wider enhancements to the Council Tax customer experience. - underpinned by the delivery of a new IT system. The NextGen Rating (NGR) Programme is the most substantial element of the portfolio, and the majority of the requirement relates to it; but VOA is also looking to ensure it has flexible support to manage wider strategic and portfolio development over the life of the contract. NGR is a complex, multi-year transformation programme and part of Government's Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP). There is a Client Side Support requirement to co-ordinate multiple workstreams, delivery across various suppliers, internal / external dependencies and key stakeholders, alongside external governance, and controls as part of GMPP IPA and HMT reviews, and the delivery of extensive business change. To do this, the programme will require on-going strategic guidance, subject matter expertise and delivery orchestration capacity, which it is now seeking in from a client-side support Supplier to support its developing maturity and supplement its capabilities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08806ad5-9c67-4a50-9dfa-ada312a0a0c5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 15 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 6 Apr 2025 - 6 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,600,000 |
| 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 | VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARINGA PARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2025 at 09:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08806ad5-9c67-4a50-9dfa-ada312a0a0c5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08806ad5-9c67-4a50-9dfa-ada312a0a0c5
  15th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2bd3517-baff-4aa2-a708-340a4dc50715

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