Estates Professional Rating Service

Northumbria Police
North East
Selective procedure
11 August 2026 to 31 March 2031

Conducting Compiled List Appeals to assess, submit, negotiate and settle rating appeals for the Force's property portfolio, aiming to reduce rateable values over a multi-year term.

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Awarded value: £170k; As published
Published: 26 August 2026; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 11 August 2026; Avison Young
Contract length: 56 months; Ends 31 March 2031

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of professional estates rating and valuation advisory services to manage and reduce property portfolio rateable values.

Category: Real estate services with own property

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
26 August 2026
Contract awardedto Avison Young
11 August 2026
Contract starts
11 August 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2031

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The buyer

Type: Other public body
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Typical business rates appeal contract: £170k

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How it compares

3.0× the typical business rates appeal contract (£58k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3861886/estates-professional-rating-service
Buyer reference: NP0527
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-64b5f119-6a95-4332-af95-a14777463299
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Northumbria Police. Estates Professional Rating Service. Contract award, 26 August 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3861886/estates-professional-rating-service (accessed 12 October 2026).