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City Housing Valuation Services

Wolverhampton City Council · Local authority

In brief

Wolverhampton City Council is looking for suppliers for architecture and engineering and accountancy work (West Midlands).

The estimated value is £1,500,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 21 December 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Monday 12 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: 5pm, Monday 28 September 2026
Bids by: midday, Monday 12 October 2026

How bids are scored

Price 40% · Quality 60%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 25 awards in the last 12 months).

Tender documents

Tender documents

What the notice says

The City of Wolverhampton Council seeks to appoint one or more suitably qualified and experienced RICS Registered Valuers to provide impartial, timely and compliant valuation and negotiation services across the Council's housing portfolio. Services will include valuations for Right to Buy (RTB), commercial lease negotiations and Heads of Terms, property purchases, land disposals, Affordable Rent reviews, and support for Compulsory Purchase (CPO) processes, ensuring compliance with RICS Valuation - Global Standards (Red Book), UK jurisdictional supplements, and the Council's public law duties including Local Government Act 1972 s123 (best consideration reasonably obtainable) and relevant Government guidance

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 13 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £1,500,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in West Midlands?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Is one of the 2 lots a good fit?You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for the others.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.
The buyer says this suits small businesses.A good sign if you are an SME, but check the requirements.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: www.wolverhampton.gov.uk.
Send clarification questions before 5pm, Monday 28 September 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Monday 12 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1- Property and Land Valuation Services 21 December 2026 to 20 December 2030 What this lot covers This Lot can support SMEs and local businesses, as we would be looking for a local valuer with strong local knowledge of the property market, to deliver valuations, advice on valuations as well as boundary surveying services.	Accountancy and audit, Architecture and engineering	£250,000
Lot 2- Specialist Valuation Servcies 21 December 2026 to 20 December 2030 What this lot covers This local while could be a local supplier, it is unlikely to be a SME firm, given the specialist nature of the work and that this firm held to be larger organisations	Accountancy and audit	£1,250,000

Timeline

18 June 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 057686-2026
10 September 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 086125-2026

About the buyer

Wolverhampton City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

150

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering

Pick Everard2 contracts
Sigma Surveying Services Limited2 contracts
Broad Oak Properties Limited1 contract
Day Architectural Limited1 contract
Hardial Bhogal Ltd1 contract

All tenders and awards from Wolverhampton City Council

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From notice 057686-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 June 2026, last updated 10 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.