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West Oxfordshire MRT Options Appraisal

Oxfordshire County Council

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21 Sep 2026 at 13:07

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council commissioned a mass rapid transit options appraisal for West Oxfordshire. The work covers highways and infrastructure consultancy, including assessment of existing and future travel patterns and available origin-and-destination data. It considers journeys by West Oxfordshire residents to Oxford city centre, destinations elsewhere in Oxfordshire and beyond, employment areas, hospitals, and traffic movements to and from the west of the corridor. The study is intended to identify barriers to changing travel modes and delivering infrastructure, then assess and recommend mass rapid transit solutions that can be delivered by 2050, support sustainable economic growth and address those barriers. Delivery is in West Oxfordshire, within Oxfordshire. The buyer is Oxfordshire County Council, with the requirement covering a single lot.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The contract was awarded competitively through a selective process, as a below-threshold award under a framework. Jacobs U.K. Limited was selected for the single lot. The award date and contract signing date were 6 August 2026. The contract runs from 6 August 2026 to 23 April 2027 and is active. Its value is £38,203.20 excluding VAT, or £45,843.84 including VAT. The procurement concerns services and was assessed as below the applicable threshold. The requirement was competed under the framework, with the appraisal scope forming the basis for supplier selection. The contract is for the West Oxfordshire MRT Options Appraisal.

This award indicates demand from Oxfordshire County Council for specialist transport planning and infrastructure consultancy focused on mass rapid transit. Credible competitors for a future requirement would need to analyse travel patterns and origin-and-destination data, including journeys to employment, healthcare and regional destinations. They would also need to identify barriers to modal shift and infrastructure delivery, test practical transport options, and recommend solutions that support sustainable economic growth over a long planning horizon. Experience in highways consultancy, infrastructure delivery and strategic transport appraisal would be directly relevant. Suppliers should be able to connect data-led analysis with deliverability assessment and long-term planning to 2050, while understanding West Oxfordshire’s relationship with Oxford city centre, the wider county and areas west of the corridor. Framework access and the ability to compete through a selective route would also be commercially relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

West Oxfordshire MRT Options Appraisal

Notice Description

Assess existing and future travel patterns and available data such as origin/destination data with a particular focus on where West Oxfordshire residents will travel to/from (i.e. Oxford city centre, other destinations within and beyond Oxfordshire, (including consideration of traffic movements to and from the west of the outlined corridor) employment areas, hospitals etc). Identify obstacles to modal shift and infrastructure delivery within West Oxfordshire. Identify, assess and recommend mass rapid transit solutions that are deliverable by 2050 and support sustainable economic growth and overcome the identified obstacles. Acknowledge whether (or not) the identified cut off of 2050 is a barrier to long term MRT solutions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077669
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089136-2026
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
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£38,203 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Aug 2026 - 23 Apr 2027 6-12 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
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

Jacobs UK Ltd

Further Information

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