Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the Supply and Installation of Flooring Covers
Authority: OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionQuotations are invited by Oxford Direct Services (ODS) in respect of appointment to the framework for supply and installation of flooring covers.
CPV: Floor laying and covering work · Floor-covering work · Floor-laying work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 7 Dec 2026
Published description of the framework
Work Packages will be managed on an individual basis, ODS will be able to call off from the Framework Agreement either by direct award or through a mini-competition
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,200,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria include: Technical and Professional Ability, expertise and knowledge, Professional affiliation and accreditation, Contract delivery management & safety, Social Value and Environmental Considerations, price. A full breakdown of criteria weightings are available within the RFQ documents
- “Framework for the Supply and Installation of Flooring Covers” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED buys Floor and wall covering work (CPV 4543), and who usually turns up
OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Floor and wall covering work (CPV 4543) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in South East England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 48 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0%
2–330%
4–620%
7+50%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 4543Published estimate£1.2m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–339%
4–620%
7+41%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH OXFORDSHIRE PLUMBING & HEATING T/A NORTH OXFORDSHIRE HEATING LIMITEDLive contract | Framework for Gas Repairs, Maintenance and Installationruns to Jul 2028 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| AD SERVICES GROUP LTDLive contract | Framework for Gas Repairs, Maintenance and Installationruns to Jul 2028 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Chase UK GroupWorked for this buyer | Property Refurbishment Worksnotice published Oct 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.4bn61 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £21m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 7% above n=9 | |
| £50k1 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £50k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £799k2 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago | None on file | 25% above n=1 | |
| £15k1 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | 1 live · £50k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Oct 2026, 10:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 10:32 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100876- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fe0Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
tenders must be submitted in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc ↗
Timeline
26 Oct 2026 → 7 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago26 Oct 2026, 10:32 GMT
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 7 days2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 14 days · period end, not a bid countdown9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 41 days7 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published26 Oct 2026, 10:32 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The full statement of requirements, instructions for participation and request for quotation can be accessed through the in-tend system. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc Registration is free for suppliers
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender