C26006 - Business Rates · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Kent Fire & Rescue Service (Police & fire)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 21 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Kent Fire and Rescue have direct awarded the contract for Business Rates to Avison Young via the Fusion21 framework titled Construction Consultancy Services Framework under Lot 12.

The service is to provide business rates advice and liability

mitigation service for the 2026 rating revaluation.

The contract commences from the 1st April 2026 and expires 31st March 2029.

CPV: Construction consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Direct awarded the contract for Business Rates to Avison Young via the Fusion21…Awarded

Direct awarded the contract for Business Rates to Avison Young via the Fusion21 framework titled Construction Consultancy Services Framework under Lot 12

Delivery: South East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Jan 2026, 09:32 GMT
Last source update: 22 Jan 2026, 09:32 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-005583
Classification (CPV): Construction consultancy services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060bc2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct awarded the contract for Business Rates to Avison Young via the Fusion21 framework titled Construction Consultancy Services Framework under Lot 12

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITEDBusiness Rates	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Business Rates · AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITED
Signed
21 Jan 2026
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Direct awarded the contract for Business Rates to Avison Young via the Fusion21…	1bids	—	—	£0 – £49,999
Whole notice	—	—	—	£0 – £49,999

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent Fire & Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety Service Headquarters, The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, South East, ME156XBContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Kent Fire and RescueReview body Maidstone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Avison YoungAwarded supplierGB-COH: 6382509 Birmingham, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.