Awarded 16 September 2026
Business Rates Review
Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service · South East
Business rates appeal tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
60 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Business rates appeal contracts ,
60 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest business rates appeal contracts awarded
Awarded 11 August 2026
Estates Professional Rating Service
Northumbria Police · North East
Awarded 23 July 2026
Provision of Business Rates Consultancy Services
Southern Housing · East Midlands
Awarded 8 July 2026
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Norfolk County Council · East of England
Awarded 10 June 2026
Business Rates Consultancy
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Avison Young won the most business rates appeal contracts
G L HEARN LIMITED won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avison Young Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 25 | £11.8m | 22 | ||
| 2 | Wilks Head and Eve LLP Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 6 | £195k | 5 | ||
| 3 | Inform CPI London · SME · See every contract | 5 | £5.3m | 4 | ||
| 4 | Montagu Evans North East · See every contract | 4 | £96k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | G L HEARN LIMITED London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £14.3m | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Newmark Gerald Eve South East · See every contract | 3 | £591k | 3 | ||
| 7joint | Colliers | 1 | £79k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Simon Horsington and Associates Limited London · See every contract | 1 | £70k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Daniel Watney LLP East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £59k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | RYAN PROPERTY TAX SERVICES UK LIMITED South East · See every contract | 1 | £50k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 45% of business rates appeal contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
5 buyers bought business rates appeal more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many business rates appeal contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many business rates appeal contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 3 | £190k |
| 2 | London Borough of Bromley | 2 | £5m |
| 3 | Wakefield Council | 2 | £325k |
| 4 | North Yorkshire Council | 2 | £135k |
| 5 | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) | 2 | £63k |
| 6 | NHS England | 1 | £9.8m |
| 7 | Ministry of Defence | 1 | £8.4m |
| 8 | NHS Property Services Limited | 1 | £4.5m |
| 9 | Hampshire County Council | 1 | £500k |
| 10 | Leeds City Council - PACS | 1 | £200k |
Prices
Half of business rates appeal contracts are worth less than £58k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 93% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- NHS EnglandG L HEARN LIMITED · 23 Jan 2026
- Ministry of DefenceAvison Young · 19 Jan 2026
- London Borough of BromleyInform CPI · 2 Apr 2026
- NHS Property Services LimitedG L HEARN LIMITED · 24 Oct 2024
- Government Commercial AgencyAvison Young · 20 Jan 2026
- Hampshire County CouncilNewmark Gerald Eve · 9 Apr 2025
- Wakefield CouncilAvison Young · 31 Mar 2026
- Leeds City Council - PACSAvison Young · 31 Mar 2026
- Northumbria PoliceAvison Young · 11 Aug 2026
- The City of Edinburgh CouncilWinner not published · 1 Dec 2025
Where and when
January and March are the busiest months
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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See the regions as a table
| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 10 | £1m |
| London | 10 | £16.6m |
| North East | 7 | £421k |
| East of England | 5 | £120k |
| South East | 4 | £570k |
| South West | 3 | £63k |
| North West | 2 | £10k |
| East Midlands | 2 | £203k |
| Wales | 2 | £35k |
| West Midlands | 1 | £60k |
| Scotland | 1 | £150k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Key findings
- 93%
of the money is in the 10 biggest business rates appeal contracts.
Of 52 contracts with a published value. - 29%
of business rates appeal contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 49 award notices. - 30%
of business rates appeal contracts are awarded in January and March.
18 of 60 contracts.
Questions
How many business rates appeal contracts does the UK public sector award?
60 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 54 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector business rates appeal contract worth?
The median is £58k, and 87% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector business rates appeal contracts?
Avison Young won the most (25). G L HEARN LIMITED won the most by value (£14.3m).
Which buyers award the most business rates appeal contracts?
Councils award 45% of them.
What is included
Rating advice to reduce a ratepayer's business rates through checks, challenges and appeals, or for billing authorities, reviews that find missing or under-assessed properties.
- Business rates reviews
- Rating checks, challenges and appeals
What is not included
- Valuation for accounts or transactions (see Property valuations)
- Revenues and benefits processing (see it software (it.lob.revenues and benefits))