---
title: "Locum Commercial Lawyer"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e551"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Oxford City Council"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# Locum Commercial Lawyer

Buyer: Oxford City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e551

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## Summary

Oxford City Council procured a locum commercial lawyer through a recruitment services requirement. The appointment is for commercial legal work supporting the council, with delivery in Oxford and the surrounding area covered by the council’s procurement. The buying organisation is Oxford City Council, based at Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford. The procurement is categorised as services and the associated CPV classification is 79600000, covering recruitment services. This opportunity is relevant to recruitment agencies and specialist legal staffing providers able to identify and supply lawyers for temporary commercial roles in a local-authority environment. It concerns the provision of an individual locum appointment rather than a broad legal services framework or a construction, goods or technology contract.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Venn Group Limited. The procedure was below threshold, using a method recorded as unknown, and the procurement comprised one completed lot. The award is active. The contract was signed on 14 August 2026, has a value of £72,000 gross, and runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 January 2027. Oxford City Council is the buyer and Venn Group Limited is the appointed supplier. The requirement was evaluated through the procurement process for a locum commercial lawyer, with the award covering the related recruitment services. The recorded contract value is below the applicable threshold. No separate award values or additional suppliers are reported.

This award provides a clear indicator of demand from Oxford City Council for temporary commercial legal capacity sourced through a recruitment provider. Businesses best placed for a future requirement of this type would be specialist legal recruitment agencies with an established pool of commercial lawyers, particularly those able to support public-sector or local-government appointments. Credibility would depend on quickly identifying candidates with relevant commercial law experience, handling the recruitment and placement process, and supplying a suitable individual for a defined locum assignment. Providers competing with the appointed supplier would need the operational capacity to manage a council-level engagement and the relationships needed to reach appropriately qualified legal professionals. The requirement is narrow and focused on recruitment for one commercial lawyer rather than delivery of a wider legal team.

## Notice

Locum appointment Commercial Lawyer

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077982-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £72,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Oxford City Council |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Postcode area | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1BX |
| 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 | Holywell |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Venn Group Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 10:38 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077982-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077982-2026
  17th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.venngroup.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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