Official UK procurement notice
Strategic Partner to support the Design and Implementation of the New Greater Oxford Council
Authority: Oxford City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOxford City Council is seeking to procure a strategic partner for the design and implementation of a Greater Oxford Council, subject to the Government confirming the 3 Councils model as its preferred option for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire, and working within an established systemwide LGR implementation governance framework.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Human resources management consultancy services · Management-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£710,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jul 2026, 16:11 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 16:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
OCC001066- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067407- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd36Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All documents are available free of charge and tenders must be submitted electronically via the In-Tend Procurement portal in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc ↗
Timeline
16 Jul 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published104 days ago16 Jul 2026, 16:11 BST
- Submission deadline73 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by33 days ago25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts20 days ago9 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Jul 2026, 16:11 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender