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Town Hall Roof Project- delivery of extended sustainability study.

Oxford City Council

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24 Jul 2026 at 09:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford City Council commissioned architectural and related services for Oxford Town Hall. The requirement covers an extended sustainability study at RIBA Stage 1, supporting a wider project involving re-roofing and refurbishment of the building’s external envelope. The work is therefore relevant to architectural practices, building consultants and sustainability specialists able to assess environmental performance and inform early-stage refurbishment decisions. Delivery is associated with Oxford Town Hall, Oxford. The council is the public-sector buyer, based at Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates. The contract was awarded to Purcell Architecture Limited, an architectural practice based in London. The procurement is classified as a services requirement, rather than works or goods, with the study forming one lot within the wider town hall project.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a below-threshold procedure, with the recorded method described as unknown. One lot was awarded to Purcell Architecture Limited. The associated contract was signed on 16 July 2026, has a value of £51,282 gross, and runs from 23 July 2026 to 31 December 2026. The contract is active. The awarded service is architectural and related services for the extended sustainability study supporting Oxford Town Hall’s re-roofing and external-envelope refurbishment. The published outcome identifies Purcell Architecture Limited as the sole awarded supplier. The available outcome information does not set out a separate award date or detailed evaluation weighting, so the commercial outcome is best understood through the stated service scope, supplier and contract arrangements.

For a competitor, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for architectural and related consultancy services at the early design stage of a public-building refurbishment. A credible supplier would need to combine architectural capability with sustainability assessment expertise, and be able to produce an extended study that informs decisions on re-roofing and the external envelope. The work also indicates a need to operate within the RIBA Stage 1 design process and to translate sustainability findings into practical advice for a local-authority client. Architectural practices and multidisciplinary building consultants with comparable public-building refurbishment experience would be well placed to compete when Oxford City Council next requires similar support. The selected supplier is an SME architectural practice, showing that this type of commission can suit a focused specialist rather than only a large contractor.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Town Hall Roof Project- delivery of extended sustainability study.

Notice Description

Oxford Town Hall, Re-Roofing, and Refurbishment to External Envelope, RIBA Stage 1 - Delivery of extended sustainability study

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d2b2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070026-2026
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71200000 - Architectural and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£51,282 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 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
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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

Purcell Architecture Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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