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title: "Planning Inspectorate (PINS) fees for the Local Plan 2045 examination"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f48d"
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published: "2026-09-08"
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# Planning Inspectorate (PINS) fees for the Local Plan 2045 examination

Buyer: Oxford City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f48d

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084897-2026 |
| 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 | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Aug 2026 - 4 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## 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 | The Planning Inspectorate |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75131000 - Government services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 13:49 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084897-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084897-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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