---
title: "Agency recruitment - Project Manager"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078566"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Oxford City Council"
published: "2026-10-12"
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# Agency recruitment - Project Manager

Buyer: Oxford City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078566

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## Summary

Oxford City Council procured a temporary project manager through an agency recruitment requirement. The role is described as task-and-finish support for GFP, so the work is a time-limited project management assignment rather than a general recruitment service. The service was for delivery in Oxford, serving the council’s requirement. The procurement is categorised as services, with recruitment services identified as the relevant activity. Suppliers whose business is placing temporary project-management professionals with public-sector clients are the closest fit; general staffing agencies may be relevant if they can source and support an appropriate project manager for this specific assignment.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED. Oxford City Council used a below-threshold procurement route. The contract was signed on 4 October 2026 and runs from 4 October 2026 to 7 April 2028, with a possible six-month extension, to 7 October 2028. The stated contract value is £280,800 including gross value. There was one lot, covering the temporary Project Manager assignment. The published procurement information does not set out evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements, so the outcome establishes the selected supplier and contract terms rather than a detailed basis for scoring or participation.

This award shows Oxford City Council has bought agency-sourced, temporary project-management capacity for a defined task-and-finish assignment. A supplier seeking to compete for a comparable requirement would need a credible route to identify and place an experienced project manager, and the ability to sustain that person’s delivery across a substantial assignment. Understanding public-sector client needs and managing temporary placements through the contract period would be commercially relevant. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized business, indicating that this kind of agency requirement was delivered by an SME; the work was not necessarily limited to suppliers of that size. The specific role is described as supporting GFP, so familiarity with the council’s project requirement would help a future competitor demonstrate a close fit.

## Notice

Agency recruitment - temporary Project Manager (Task & Finish) GFP

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095967-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Oct 2026 - 7 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £280,800 |

## 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 | Graham Rose Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 10:58 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095967-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095967-2026
  12th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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