Published date: 15 April 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 February 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£462,240 to £3,600,000

Procurement reference

VOA/2024/040

Published date

15 April 2025

Closing date

21 February 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

7 April 2025

Contract end date

6 April 2026

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

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.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

24 March 2025

Contract start date

7 April 2025

Contract end date

6 April 2026

Total value of contract

£3,600,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Baringa Partners LLP

Address

62 Buckingham Gate
London
SW1E 6AJ
UK

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£3,600,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded value includes both: (i) the initial works cost of Work Package No 1 (7th April to 7th October 2025) total £462,240 (inc. VAT) and (ii) the total estimated lifetime maximum value of Contract, capped at £3,600,000 (inc. VAT).

Initial Term of the Contract is 12 x months, with 2 x (optional) 12 x month(s) extensions available.

About the buyer

Contact name

Bruce Thomson

Address

10 South Colonnade
LONDON
E144PU
England

Email

bruce.thomson@voa.gov.uk