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Development appraisal contracts

UK public sector · 77 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
77
Last 12 months
Median contract
£85k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£14.1m
73 of 74 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
50
Suppliers
50

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most development appraisal contracts took 29% of them (22 of 77).
  • The median contract, £85k, is close to the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • Homes England awarded 17% of the development appraisal contracts (13 of 77).

Who buys development appraisal

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Homes England13 contracts
  2. 2Bath & North East Somerset Council4 contracts
  3. 3London Borough of Enfield4 contracts
  4. 4West Northamptonshire Council3 contracts
  5. 5Highlands and Islands Enterprise2 contracts
  6. 6Government Property Agency2 contracts
  7. 7Wolverhampton City Council2 contracts
  8. 8Portsmouth City Council2 contracts
  9. 9Cheshire West and Chester Council2 contracts
  10. 10Bristol City Council2 contracts

Top development appraisal contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Cushman & Wakefield7 contracts
  2. 2Savills6 contracts
  3. 3Avison Young4 contracts
  4. 4Turner & Townsend3 contracts
  5. 5Montagu Evans2 contracts
  6. 6Arcadis2 contracts
  7. 7Carter Jonas2 contracts
  8. 8Beacon Partnership2 contracts
  9. 9CBRE LIMITED2 contracts
  10. 1031Ten Consulting2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

22Q4 2025*15Q1 202623Q2 202617Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 71 · Scotland 3 · Wales 3

London10East Midlands8South East7South West7West Midlands6North East5East of England5North West3Wales3Scotland3Yorkshire and The Humber2UK-wide or not stated18

What is included

Client-side advice on bringing public land and property forward: delivery and disposal options, development and investment appraisal, property market analysis, and marketing a site to select a developer or partner.

  • Delivery options assessments for public land
  • Disposal options appraisals for a property
  • Development partner selection and site marketing
  • Development and investment transaction advice
  • Commercial property market and occupier demand analysis for regeneration
  • Client-side development manager support for estate and investment programmes

What is not included

  • Portfolio-wide strategy (see Estates strategy and asset review)
  • Straight sale or letting (see Property agency: disposals, lettings and acquisitions)
  • Formal tender process for a development partner without property advice (see Procurement consultancy)
  • Local plan viability and evidence (see Development viability assessment and review)
  • Regeneration strategies (see Regeneration and town centre strategies)
  • Green Book business cases (see Business case development)
  • Land referencing and compulsory purchase (see Land referencing, compulsory purchase and land assembly advice)
  • Processing planning applications for a planning authority (see Development management support)

Often bought by the same buyers