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A4095 North West Bicester Strategic Link Road

Oxfordshire County Council

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04 Sep 2026 at 20:32

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council commissioned professional engineering and planning services for the A4095 North West Bicester Strategic Link Road in Oxfordshire. The scope covers preliminary design of the strategic link road, preparation and submission of a planning application, and detailed design of the section east of the new junction with Bucknall Road. It also includes a feasibility study for restricting vehicle movements on Howes Lane east of Shakespeare Drive. This is a transport infrastructure design and feasibility requirement, combining civil engineering, development planning and transport assessment services. The work is associated with feasibility studies, advisory services and analysis, including CPV 71241000 and CPV 79314000. The council is both the buyer and the organisation responsible for the procurement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold contract. One supplier and one lot were involved: Perfect Circle JV Ltd was awarded the contract, with the award active. The award date is not separately recorded, while the contract was signed on 1 July 2026. The contract runs from 1 July 2026 to 29 February 2028. Its value is £1,184,030.87 excluding VAT and £1,480,038.59 including VAT. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through a direct award route rather than an open tender, so the published outcome identifies the selected supplier but does not set out a competitive scoring exercise or detailed award criteria.

This procurement indicates substantial demand from Oxfordshire County Council for integrated transport infrastructure consultancy around North West Bicester. A credible future supplier would need to combine strategic road and civil engineering design with planning-application preparation, detailed design around a new junction, transport feasibility work and assessment of modal restrictions. Experience of taking preliminary designs through planning processes would be relevant, alongside the ability to coordinate technical outputs across highway, junction, traffic-management and development-planning disciplines. The requirement also favours organisations able to manage a multi-stage commission from feasibility and preliminary design through to detailed design, and to work effectively with a local authority on a major growth-area road scheme. The appointed supplier was an SME joint venture, showing that this scale and blend of capability can be delivered by a specialist partnership.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

A4095 North West Bicester Strategic Link Road

Notice Description

Preliminary design of the A4095 Strategic Link Road (SLR) including preparation and submission of Planning Application. Detailed design of the section of SLR located to the east of the new junction with Bucknall Road. Feasibility study for modal restriction of Howes Lane east of Shakespeare Drive .

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f2ec
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084151-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

CPV Codes

71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

79314000 - Feasibility study

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,184,030 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 29 Feb 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
Oxfordshire County 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 1ND
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
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Perfect Circle JV Ltd

Further Information

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