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Fast Growth Cities

Oxford City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

ContractTermination

10 Aug 2026 at 16:43

UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
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10 Dec 2025 at 16:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford City Council commissioned services to produce a lobbying paper about Fast Growth Cities. The paper is intended to position the Growth Corridor and Fast Growth Cities within the Government’s Growth Mission, and to emphasise the investment opportunity they represent for UK business, based on existing and potential gross value added contributions. Oxford City Council is the buyer, with Milton Keynes City Council and Swindon Borough Council involved in evaluating tenders. The work relates to the Fast Growth Cities initiative and is delivered in the United Kingdom. The procurement is categorised as services. The requirement would suit organisations providing policy research, public affairs, economic development, strategic communications or evidence-led advocacy for local and regional growth programmes.

The procurement was a completed, below-threshold limited competition with limited competition as the stated method. It had one completed lot and was evaluated by Milton Keynes City Council and Swindon Borough Council. Stonehaven Global Holdings (Public First) was awarded the contract on 22 September 2025 for £50,000 excluding VAT, or £62,500 including VAT. The contract was signed on 22 September 2025 and ran from that date to 31 March 2026, with one possible one-month extension to 30 April 2026. The contract was terminated on 10 August 2026 because it was completed. Implementation ended on 30 April 2026, with a final value of £50,000 excluding VAT, or £60,000 including VAT.

This procurement indicates demand from Oxford, Milton Keynes and Swindon councils for concise, persuasive policy work connecting local economic growth with national Government priorities. A credible competitor for similar work would need to understand fast-growth urban areas, growth corridors, investment promotion and gross value added, and be able to turn economic evidence into a lobbying or advocacy paper for public-sector audiences. Strong capability in policy analysis, economic research, public affairs and strategic writing would be relevant, as would experience presenting a distinctive investment proposition for UK business. The selected supplier was an SME, suggesting the requirement could be delivered by a focused specialist consultancy rather than only a large professional-services firm. The work also calls for coordination across multiple councils and a clear understanding of local government priorities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fast Growth Cities

Notice Description

The Lobby Paper needs to position the Growth Corridor and the Fast Growth Cities within the governments Growth Mission and to emphasis the unique investment opportunity that Fast Growth Cities present for UK PLC based on existing and potential GVA contributions

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f31e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075914-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

51 - Installation services (except software)

CPV Codes

22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

51544100 - Installation services of paper-production machinery

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Sep 202511 months ago
Contract Period
22 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Terminated

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Oxford City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1BX
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Stonehaven Global Holdings (Public First)

Further Information

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