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Health, Safety, Environmental and Waste Support

OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED

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01 Sep 2026 at 12:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford Direct Services Limited procured health and safety consultancy services under the requirement titled Health, Safety, Environmental and Waste Support. The work is a professional advisory service supporting health and safety matters for the buyer’s operations. The procurement covers one lot and the stated service classification is health and safety consultancy services (CPV 71317210). Delivery is across the United Kingdom. Oxford Direct Services Limited is a public authority organisation based at Cowley Marsh Depot in Oxford and is the organisation buying the service. The selected supplier is an SME consultancy, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a specialist health and safety advisory business rather than a supplier of physical goods or construction works. The scope described in the procurement is specifically consultancy, so relevant firms should focus on advisory, compliance and professional support capabilities in occupational health and safety.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to EKS Associates Limited. The contract was signed on 28 August 2026 and has an awarded gross value of £73,000. The contract period runs from 1 January 2027 to 1 January 2028, with a maximum extension date of 31 March 2029. The buyer awarded one completed lot, and the award remains active. The procedure was below threshold, with the procurement method recorded as unknown. The award relates to health and safety consultancy services and the contract includes an option to extend: the initial term is one year, with the option to extend by 15 months. The tender’s status is complete, and the selected supplier is EKS Associates Limited of Wellingborough. The contract is below the relevant threshold.

This award provides a clear reference point for consultancies seeking future health and safety work with Oxford Direct Services Limited. A credible competitor would need to deliver specialist health and safety consultancy across the buyer’s United Kingdom operations and demonstrate that it can support the organisation through a structured professional advisory service. The successful supplier’s SME status shows that the requirement is accessible to a focused specialist business, rather than necessarily requiring the resources of a large national contractor. Firms should be able to evidence relevant consultancy experience, competent personnel and reliable capacity to provide ongoing advice throughout a substantial service period. The procurement title also identifies environmental and waste support as part of the wider requirement, so businesses with demonstrable capability spanning health, safety, environmental and waste advisory work may be well placed when this buyer’s needs are reviewed again.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Health, Safety, Environmental and Waste Support

Notice Description

procurement of health and safety consultancy services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef7a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082622-2026
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

71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£73,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 1 Jan 2028 1-2 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 DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX4 2HH
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
Temple Cowley
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EKS Associates Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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