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Business Case for a Business Rates

Oxford City Council

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28 Aug 2026 at 09:41

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford City Council is seeking a consultancy to develop a two-stage business case for creating a business rates retention scheme for Oxford’s West End. The work covers an Outline Business Case followed by either a Full Business Case or an Investment Plan, to support the Council’s case to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This is a professional services requirement covering financial consultancy, economic impact assessment, feasibility work, business and management consultancy, and business development consultancy. The work is for Oxford City Council and concerns the Oxford West End. The appointed consultant must complete the full scope of both stages, rather than selecting only one stage.

The procurement has reached tender: Oxford City Council invited offers through an open procedure. Bids must be submitted electronically in English by 22 September 2026 at 23:59:59. The expected award decision date is 12 October 2026 at 23:59:59, with the contract scheduled to run from 13 October 2026 to 31 May 2027. The Council may extend it at its discretion for six months, with a maximum end date of 31 December 2027. The published estimated gross value is £0, and the lot value is recorded as AED 0. Price carries 40% of the evaluation, with quality carrying 60%: relevant skills and experience 15%, methodology 15%, project team 10%, timeframe 10%, and social value 10%.

This opportunity suits consultancy firms able to develop robust business cases for local authorities and present them to central government departments. Strong evidence is required of relevant skills and experience delivering comparable business cases, together with a credible methodology covering both the Outline Business Case and the Full Business Case or Investment Plan. Bidders should be able to provide a project team, including partner organisations where relevant, with clearly defined roles and experience on relevant projects. The successful supplier must demonstrate capacity to meet the required timeframe and provide Gantt charts for both stages. The evaluation also rewards social value, so bidders should set out practical benefits arising from their delivery approach. The requirement is particularly relevant to financial, economic impact, feasibility, business management and business development consultancies.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Case for a Business Rates

Notice Description

Oxford City Council is seeking to appoint a consultant to develop a business case in two stages to make the case to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for the creation of a business rates retention scheme for Oxford's West End. Awarded Supplier is required to complete full scope of both stages The project will be split into two stages: Stage 1 - Outline Business Case Stage 2 - Full Business Case or Investment Plan.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: At the discretion of the Council possible extension of 6 Months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082044-2026
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

66 - Financial and insurance services

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

CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

79311410 - Economic impact assessment

79314000 - Feasibility study

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
22 Sep 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Oct 2026 - 31 May 2027 6-12 months
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
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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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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