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Published 2 Oct 2025, 17:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Services Design Consultancy Framework

Official notice

Authority: University of Oxford (Education)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsends 30 Apr 2034 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Oxford University Estate Services (OUES) intends to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of services design consultancy across its estate including but not limited to mechanical and electrical design consultancy services, and associated specialist disciplines.

We are looking to engage with consultants to support the delivery of a wide range of capital and refurbishment projects across our estate, from early-stage feasibility through to detailed design, construction support, and post-occupancy evaluation.

The framework will underpin the Estates Services commitment to net zero carbon and support a digital focus on how we deliver the capital pipeline for Oxford University in line with the Estates Strategic Plan. The contract length is still be determined, but will likely be for a period of 8 years.

This contract will cover construction projects valued from £0.5m to £20m

CPV: Construction consultancy services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Engineering design services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 1 May 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 8 yrsSME

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Services Design Consultancy Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
2 Oct 2025, 17:56 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2025, 17:56 BST
Authority reference
2526-7630
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061930
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Construction consultancy servicesConsultative engineering and construction servicesEngineering design services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a75f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published390 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 17:56 BST
  2. Market engagement369 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    Please register your interest on the University of Oxford In-tend procurement portal here: in-tendhost.co.uk/oxford/aspx/Home ↗

  3. Contract starts180 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Oct 2025, 17:56 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Oxford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTVC-9174-PZNM · GB-UKPRN: 10007774 Wellington Square, Oxford, South East, OX1 2JDContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure