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Planning Inspectorate (PINS) fees for the Local Plan 2045 examination

Oxford City Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 13:49

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford City Council procured government services from the Planning Inspectorate for the examination of the Council’s Local Plan 2045. The examination follows submission of the new local plan and covers the Planning Inspectorate’s examination services as the national government body responsible for this work. The requirement is delivered for Oxford and relates to the Council’s local planning activity. It is a single service requirement rather than a multi-lot programme, and the procurement is categorised as services. The commercial subject is therefore specialist public-sector planning examination support, particularly work associated with assessing and examining a submitted local plan and supporting the Council through that examination process.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to the Planning Inspectorate, which is also the active contract supplier. The award was made on 4 August 2026, and the contract was signed the same day. The contract runs from 4 August 2026 to 4 August 2027, with a possible extension to 4 December 2027; the stated renewal arrangement is an initial one-year contract with an option to extend by a further six months depending on the examination’s needs. The awarded gross value is £150,000. The process was conducted below threshold using a procurement method recorded as unknown. The requirement had one completed lot, and the award concerned government services for the Local Plan 2045 examination.

For competing suppliers, this procurement demonstrates Oxford City Council’s demand for specialist support connected with the examination of a submitted local plan. A credible future competitor would need a strong understanding of the statutory local-plan examination environment, the ability to provide authoritative planning examination services, and experience working with a local authority on a nationally governed planning process. The successful supplier was the Planning Inspectorate, a large public-sector organisation, indicating that the requirement is suited to providers with recognised institutional capability, senior professional expertise and sufficient capacity to manage an examination whose workload can change as proceedings develop. Relevant suppliers should assess whether they can support councils through complex plan examinations rather than provide general planning consultancy alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Planning Inspectorate (PINS) fees for the Local Plan 2045 examination

Notice Description

Planning Inspectorate (PINS) fees for the Local Plan 2045 examination The Council is required to pay for the services of the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) who are the national government body responsible for examining the new Local Plan 2045 now that it has been submitted for examination. The final cost of the work, and its duration, is subject to how the examination proceeds.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f48d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084897-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75131000 - Government services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Aug 2026 - 4 Aug 2027 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 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

The Planning Inspectorate

Further Information

Notice Documents

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