--- title: "Business Case for a Business Rates" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Oxford City Council" published: "2026-08-28" --- # Business Case for a Business Rates Buyer: Oxford City Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3f.json) ## Summary Oxford City Council is seeking a consultancy to develop a two-stage business case for creating a business rates retention scheme for Oxford’s West End. The work covers an Outline Business Case followed by either a Full Business Case or an Investment Plan, to support the Council’s case to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This is a professional services requirement covering financial consultancy, economic impact assessment, feasibility work, business and management consultancy, and business development consultancy. The work is for Oxford City Council and concerns the Oxford West End. The appointed consultant must complete the full scope of both stages, rather than selecting only one stage. The procurement has reached tender: Oxford City Council invited offers through an open procedure. Bids must be submitted electronically in English by 22 September 2026 at 23:59:59. The expected award decision date is 12 October 2026 at 23:59:59, with the contract scheduled to run from 13 October 2026 to 31 May 2027. The Council may extend it at its discretion for six months, with a maximum end date of 31 December 2027. The published estimated gross value is £0, and the lot value is recorded as AED 0. Price carries 40% of the evaluation, with quality carrying 60%: relevant skills and experience 15%, methodology 15%, project team 10%, timeframe 10%, and social value 10%. This opportunity suits consultancy firms able to develop robust business cases for local authorities and present them to central government departments. Strong evidence is required of relevant skills and experience delivering comparable business cases, together with a credible methodology covering both the Outline Business Case and the Full Business Case or Investment Plan. Bidders should be able to provide a project team, including partner organisations where relevant, with clearly defined roles and experience on relevant projects. The successful supplier must demonstrate capacity to meet the required timeframe and provide Gantt charts for both stages. The evaluation also rewards social value, so bidders should set out practical benefits arising from their delivery approach. The requirement is particularly relevant to financial, economic impact, feasibility, business management and business development consultancies. ## Notice Oxford City Council is seeking to appoint a consultant to develop a business case in two stages to make the case to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for the creation of a business rates retention scheme for Oxford's West End. Awarded Supplier is required to complete full scope of both stages The project will be split into two stages: Stage 1 - Outline Business Case Stage 2 - Full Business Case or Investment Plan. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: At the discretion of the Council possible extension of 6 Months ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082044-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 22 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 13 Oct 2026 - 31 May 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 66171000 - Financial consultancy services - 79311410 - Economic impact assessment - 79314000 - Feasibility study - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services - 79411100 - Business development consultancy services ## Release History - 28 Aug 2026 at 09:41 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082044-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082044-2026 28th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ocfordcc - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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