Notice Information
Notice Title
Strategic Partner to support the Design and Implementation of the New Greater Oxford Council
Notice Description
Oxford City Council is seeking to procure a strategic partner for the design and implementation of a Greater Oxford Council, subject to the Government confirming the 3 Councils model as its preferred option for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire, and working within an established systemwide LGR implementation governance framework.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06cd36
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067407-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
79411000 - General management consultancy services
79411100 - Business development consultancy services
79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
79420000 - Management-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £710,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £710,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jul 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Aug 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 8 Oct 2026 - 8 Apr 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
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
- 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.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067407-2026
16th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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-h6vhtk-06cd36-2026-07-16T16:11:54+01:00",
"date": "2026-07-16T16:11:54+01:00",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-06cd36",
"initiationType": "tender",
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-PPON-PJQW-3663-YMYQ",
"name": "Oxford City Council",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PJQW-3663-YMYQ"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates",
"locality": "Oxford",
"postalCode": "OX1 1BX",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKJ14"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "Procurement@oxford.gov.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "http://www.oxford.gov.uk",
"classifications": [
{
"id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
"scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
"description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
}
]
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-PPON-PJQW-3663-YMYQ",
"name": "Oxford City Council"
},
"tender": {
"id": "OCC001066",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "2023/54",
"scheme": "UKPGA",
"uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
},
"title": "Strategic Partner to support the Design and Implementation of the New Greater Oxford Council",
"description": "Oxford City Council is seeking to procure a strategic partner for the design and implementation of a Greater Oxford Council, subject to the Government confirming the 3 Councils model as its preferred option for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire, and working within an established systemwide LGR implementation governance framework.",
"status": "active",
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "79400000",
"description": "Business and management consultancy and related services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "79410000",
"description": "Business and management consultancy services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "79411000",
"description": "General management consultancy services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "79411100",
"description": "Business development consultancy services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "79414000",
"description": "Human resources management consultancy services"
},
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "79420000",
"description": "Management-related services"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"value": {
"amountGross": 852000,
"amount": 710000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"procurementMethod": "open",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"aboveThreshold": true,
"submissionMethodDetails": "All documents are available free of charge and tenders must be submitted electronically via the In-Tend Procurement portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc",
"submissionTerms": {
"electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
"languages": [
"en"
]
},
"tenderPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-08-17T12:00:00+01:00"
},
"awardPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-09-25T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amountGross": 852000,
"amount": 710000,
"currency": "AED"
},
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Quality",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 70,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Price",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
}
]
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2028-04-08T23:59:59+01:00",
"maxExtentDate": "2028-10-08T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "one period of six months"
}
}
],
"documents": [
{
"id": "L-1",
"documentType": "biddingDocuments",
"url": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc"
},
{
"id": "conflictOfInterest",
"documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
"description": "Not published"
},
{
"id": "067407-2026",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067407-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-07-16T16:11:54+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
}
]
},
"language": "en"
}