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title: "Meanwhile Operator"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029b2f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "OXFORD CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2021-03-12"
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# Meanwhile Operator

Buyer: OXFORD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029b2f

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## Summary

The Oxford City Council is seeking a specialist ‘meanwhile operator’ for its project titled "Meanwhile Operator", aimed at utilising a £1,692,488 capital grant to convert vacant spaces in Oxfordshire. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically focusing on renting or leasing services of property. Currently, the procurement is in the award stage, with contracts signed on January 29, 2021. The project has a tight deadline to spend the allocated funds by January 2022 and is expected to extend beyond this initial phase to continue benefiting local activities until January 2024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the property management, real estate services, and community engagement sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in temporary use activities and those capable of innovative solutions in property utilisation are well-suited to compete. Winning this tender could enhance a business's capacity and reach, positioning it strategically within the fast-evolving landscape of urban regeneration and community development in Oxfordshire.

## Notice

1.1. Oxfordshire's four district councils, alongside Oxford City Council, has a PS1,692,488 capital grant to invest to help fit out and convert vacant spaces to enable a range of outcomes. We are looking to procure a specialist 'meanwhile operator' to take forward a 'once in a generation' opportunity. This should, ultimately use the upfront injection of capital funds to help build the capacity, reach and sustainability of meanwhile and temporary use activity throughout Oxfordshire for years to come.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The project has a very tight timescale with a requirement to spend the capital grant allocation by January 2022. This will form Phase 1 of the project. However, it is expected that the project will continue as Phase 2 for at least another two years, until January 2024, in order to realise the benefits of the upfront injection of funds. This will form Phase 2 of the project. The expectation is that the project will continue beyond Phase 2 and we will be looking to see how the potential operators bidding for this work intend to work towards this aim.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005054-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,692,488 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OXFORD CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Delivery location | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MAKE SPACE OXFORD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 70100000 - Real estate services with own property
- 70200000 - Renting or leasing services of own property
- 70332000 - Non-residential property services
- 79420000 - Management-related services

## Release History

- 12 Mar 2021 at 13:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005054-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.oxford.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:600268-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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