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Oxford Local Plan 2045

Oxford City Council

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22 Jul 2026 at 15:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford City Council procured legal advisory services for the Oxford Local Plan 2045. The requirement concerns legal advice supporting the council’s local-plan work, rather than general legal services across the authority. The buying organisation is Oxford City Council, based at Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford. The work is delivered in the UK, with the award linked to the council’s Oxford planning requirement. This is a public-sector professional services opportunity for legal chambers, solicitors and other legal advisers with relevant planning and local-plan capability. The procurement is categorised as services, and the associated classification is legal advisory services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Landmark Chambers. The award is active and relates to a single lot. The procedure was described as below threshold, with the specific method recorded as unknown. The contract was signed on 1 February 2026 and runs from 1 February 2026 to 1 February 2028. Its gross value is £196,800. The award concerns legal advisory services for the Oxford Local Plan 2045. Landmark Chambers is the selected supplier. The published outcome therefore records an established two-year legal-advice arrangement between Oxford City Council and Landmark Chambers, rather than a requirement awaiting supplier selection.

This award is commercially relevant to legal practices and chambers able to advise a local authority on planning policy and the preparation or progression of a local plan. A credible competitor would need demonstrable expertise in planning and local-government law, including the ability to provide clear, authoritative advice on the legal issues arising from a long-term development plan. The successful supplier is an SME legal chambers, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a specialist practice rather than only by a large national firm. Relevant teams should be able to support a public-sector client consistently over an extended programme, understand the Oxford planning context, and provide senior legal counsel suited to a council’s local-plan work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Oxford Local Plan 2045

Notice Description

Oxford Local Plan 2045 - Legal Advice

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d10f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069257-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79111000 - Legal advisory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£196,800 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2028 2-3 years
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
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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

Landmark Chambers

Further Information

Notice Documents

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