Notice Information
Notice Title
Oxford Skills Strategy - AWARD
Notice Description
Oxford City Council is seeking to engage a suitably qualified consultant to develop a skills strategy for Oxford. The overall purpose of the skills strategy is to identify skills gaps for employers and barriers for employment, education and training for residents, and to make recommendations for actions that are deliverable.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-67aa9994-8bc2-4b4f-a357-2183ea1dfe1f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a02d2c71-f6b4-4e61-a1e2-cdc84e172f10
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
75121000 - Administrative educational services
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 15 Dec 2025 - 15 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OXFORD CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- procurement@oxford.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01865 252497
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OXFORD
- Postcode
- OX1 1BX
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Oxford
- Electoral Ward
- Holywell
- Westminster Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a02d2c71-f6b4-4e61-a1e2-cdc84e172f10
10th December 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-b5fd17-67aa9994-8bc2-4b4f-a357-2183ea1dfe1f-2025-12-10T15:53:24Z",
"date": "2025-12-10T15:53:24Z",
"ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-67aa9994-8bc2-4b4f-a357-2183ea1dfe1f",
"language": "en",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "IT-560-870-OCC000870 - AWARD",
"title": "Oxford Skills Strategy - AWARD",
"description": "Oxford City Council is seeking to engage a suitably qualified consultant to develop a skills strategy for Oxford. The overall purpose of the skills strategy is to identify skills gaps for employers and barriers for employment, education and training for residents, and to make recommendations for actions that are deliverable.",
"status": "complete",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "75121000",
"description": "Administrative educational services"
},
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"id": "80000000",
"scheme": "CPV",
"description": "Education and training services"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"postalCode": "OX1 1BX"
},
{
"countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
},
{
"countryName": "Channel Islands"
},
{
"countryName": "Europe"
},
{
"countryName": "Isle of Man"
},
{
"countryName": "Rest of the World"
},
{
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
]
}
],
"procurementMethod": "selective",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Restricted procedure",
"tenderPeriod": {
"endDate": "2025-12-01T09:00:00Z"
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2025-12-15T00:00:00Z",
"endDate": "2026-03-15T23:59:59Z"
},
"suitability": {
"sme": false,
"vcse": false
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services"
},
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-CFS-226794",
"name": "Oxford City Council",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Oxford City Council"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Town Hall, St Aldate's",
"locality": "Oxford",
"postalCode": "OX1 1BX",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Procurement Team",
"email": "procurement@oxford.gov.uk",
"telephone": "01865 252497"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
]
},
{
"id": "GB-CFS-328581",
"name": "Centre for Local Economic Strategies",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Centre for Local Economic Strategies"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "52 Oak Street, Swan Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, M4 5JA"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
]
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-CFS-226794",
"name": "Oxford City Council"
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "ocds-b5fd17-67aa9994-8bc2-4b4f-a357-2183ea1dfe1f-1",
"status": "active",
"date": "2025-12-10T00:00:00Z",
"datePublished": "2025-12-10T15:53:24Z",
"value": {
"amount": 30000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-CFS-328581",
"name": "Centre for Local Economic Strategies"
}
],
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2025-12-15T00:00:00Z",
"endDate": "2026-03-15T23:59:59Z"
},
"documents": [
{
"id": "1",
"documentType": "awardNotice",
"description": "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder",
"url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a02d2c71-f6b4-4e61-a1e2-cdc84e172f10",
"datePublished": "2025-12-10T15:53:24Z",
"format": "text/html",
"language": "en"
}
]
}
]
}