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title: "West Oxfordshire MRT Options Appraisal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077669"
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buyer: "Oxfordshire County Council"
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# West Oxfordshire MRT Options Appraisal

Buyer: Oxfordshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077669

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089136-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 Aug 2026 - 23 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £38,203 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Postcode area | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1ND |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Jacobs UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 13:07 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089136-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089136-2026
  21st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.jacobs.com
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05a427
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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