Published date: 17 February 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 4 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Grain mill products - 15610000

  • Silos - 44613110

  • Storage containers - 44613400

    • Advisory and consultative engineering services - 71318000

    • Expert witness services - 71319000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

VOA/2024/043

Published date

17 February 2025

Closing date

4 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 March 2025

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Valuation Officers (VOs) at the VOA are responsible for the compilation and maintenance of Local Rating Lists for each Local or Billing Authority in England and Wales. (Billing Authorities then charge rates based upon these rateable values.)

Some rateable properties (including Flour and Provender Mills and Grain Stores) have valuations that are partially based on the cost of construction of that property. To assist our staff in preparing these valuations the VOA publishes a Cost Guide at each revaluation.

The VOA is seeking expertise from a Supplier to assist in establishing the current replacement cost of certain product storage vessels typically found at properties that require some form of grain storage facility or finished product, like Maltings, Flour and Provender Mills and Grain Stores.

Expert opinion is sought on the cost of provision, and installation of grain and finished product storage. These include flat bottomed silos, hopper bottomed silos and square cross section silos.

These costs will be used in the valuation of property for rating purposes for the 2026 Rating List and will be published in the 2026 Cost Guide.

The Clarification Period closes at 12:00 (noon), 24th February 2025.

Tender Submission for proposal(s) should be sent (via Email to tenders@voa.gov.uk ) by 12:00 (noon), 4th March 2025.

More information

Attachments

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Prospective bidders should follow the instructions as outlined and defined within the published Invitation to Tender (ITT) Documentation.

About the buyer

Contact name

Bruce Thomson

Address

10 South Colonnade
LONDON
E144PU
England

Email

bruce.thomson@voa.gov.uk