Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Assessment of Future Oxford City Centre Footfall And Movement Patterns To 2045

Oxford City Council

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

16 Jul 2026 at 14:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford City Council commissioned specialist consultancy services to assess future footfall and movement patterns in Oxford city centre through to 2045. The work covers the effects of population, employment, visitor activity, bus and rail passenger demand and other growth drivers on streets, public spaces, public realm and interchanges. It is intended to quantify when and where demand will arise, identify pressure points and constraints, and test whether existing movement and access arrangements can accommodate growth. The resulting evidence base will support the Council’s subsequent transport modelling, scenario development and City Centre Movement and Public Realm Masterplan. The requirement combines transport systems consultancy, urban planning and survey services, delivered in Oxford city centre for the Council.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE LIMITED following a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 10 July 2026 and runs from 15 July 2026 to 15 September 2026, with the Council able to extend it to a maximum end date of 15 November 2026. Its value is £35,706 excluding VAT, or £42,847.20 including VAT. There was one lot, covering the full requirement. The selected supplier is responsible for timely delivery, outputs accepted without material rework, complete and usable datasets with documentation, responses to queries within three working days, regular progress updates, and satisfactory collaboration and stakeholder engagement. The award is active and the contract is active.

This requirement indicates demand for multidisciplinary urban movement and transport analysis supporting city-centre planning. Suppliers well placed for similar work would combine transport systems consultancy, urban planning and survey capability, with experience of forecasting how population, employment, visitor and public transport changes affect footfall, corridors, streets, public realm and interchanges. Credible competitors would need to turn varied demand data into a robust, accessible and evidence-based assessment, quantify the timing and spatial distribution of growth, identify emerging capacity pressures, and provide analysis suitable for later transport modelling and masterplanning. The buyer’s performance expectations also favour teams able to manage data quality, produce clearly documented and reusable outputs, meet agreed deadlines, communicate promptly and work effectively with Council officers and other stakeholders.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Assessment of Future Oxford City Centre Footfall And Movement Patterns To 2045

Notice Description

A clear, evidence-based understanding is needed of how economic growth to 2045 will translate into activity such as footfall demand, movement patterns & corridors, pressure across Oxford City's streets, public realm, interchanges, particularly within the city centre. This commission will develop a robust and accessible evidence base that quantifies the scale, timing, and spatial distribution of growth, assessing how changes in population, employment, visitor activity, bus and rail passenger demand, and other demand drivers may influence movement across public realm, key streets, spaces, and interchanges. The study will identify where demand is likely to concentrate, assess the extent to which existing approaches to movement and access can accommodate projected growth, and identify where pressures or constraints may emerge over time. This evidence will provide the principal analytical foundation for COMPF, creating a consistent and credible evidence base to inform subsequent transport modelling and testing, subsequent scenario development and the preparation of a Public Realm Masterplan for Oxford city centre. The commission is the first of a three-part programme comprising assessment of future city centre footfall movement patterns, transport testing and the development of a City Centre Movement and Public Realm Masterplan for Oxford City.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ccfb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067298-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

71410000 - Urban planning services

79311000 - Survey services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,706 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Jul 2026 - 15 Sep 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Oxford City Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

Steer Davies Gleave

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

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.

Loading OCDS record...