How to win: Contract for the Provision of Property Valuation Services

About this contract

Durham County Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified provider to deliver property valuation services in support of the Council's Financial Assistance Policy and Deferred Payment Agreements. The successful provider will be required to undertake internal and external property inspections and provide full independent market valuations in accordance with RICS professional standards, including future-value estimates following improvement works where required. Valuations will be commissioned on an ad-hoc basis, with the provider responsible for liaising with relevant property contacts to arrange access and providing the completed market valuation report to the Council within three weeks of the request.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Durham County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £40,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 7 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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