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Locum Commercial Lawyer

Oxford City Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 10:38

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford City Council procured a locum commercial lawyer through a recruitment services requirement. The appointment is for commercial legal work supporting the council, with delivery in Oxford and the surrounding area covered by the council’s procurement. The buying organisation is Oxford City Council, based at Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford. The procurement is categorised as services and the associated CPV classification is 79600000, covering recruitment services. This opportunity is relevant to recruitment agencies and specialist legal staffing providers able to identify and supply lawyers for temporary commercial roles in a local-authority environment. It concerns the provision of an individual locum appointment rather than a broad legal services framework or a construction, goods or technology contract.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Venn Group Limited. The procedure was below threshold, using a method recorded as unknown, and the procurement comprised one completed lot. The award is active. The contract was signed on 14 August 2026, has a value of £72,000 gross, and runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 January 2027. Oxford City Council is the buyer and Venn Group Limited is the appointed supplier. The requirement was evaluated through the procurement process for a locum commercial lawyer, with the award covering the related recruitment services. The recorded contract value is below the applicable threshold. No separate award values or additional suppliers are reported.

This award provides a clear indicator of demand from Oxford City Council for temporary commercial legal capacity sourced through a recruitment provider. Businesses best placed for a future requirement of this type would be specialist legal recruitment agencies with an established pool of commercial lawyers, particularly those able to support public-sector or local-government appointments. Credibility would depend on quickly identifying candidates with relevant commercial law experience, handling the recruitment and placement process, and supplying a suitable individual for a defined locum assignment. Providers competing with the appointed supplier would need the operational capacity to manage a council-level engagement and the relationships needed to reach appropriately qualified legal professionals. The requirement is narrow and focused on recruitment for one commercial lawyer rather than delivery of a wider legal team.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Locum Commercial Lawyer

Notice Description

Locum appointment Commercial Lawyer

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e551
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077982-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£72,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 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

Venn Group Limited

Further Information

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