Buyer profile · Local authority
Oxford City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 23
- About one every 16 days
- Contracts awarded
- 110
- To 102 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £20.8m
- 30 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £174k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 21 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £12mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £1.8mestimated
- £3.66mestimated
- £6mestimated
- £5.8mestimated
- £85mestimated
- £4.5mestimated
- £2mestimated
- £2.1mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)62%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)18%
- Direct award (no competition)20%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Oxford City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Longer than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 62%
- Higher than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 50 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 67%
- Lower than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 134 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 14 awards
- Split into lots
- 13%
- Lower than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 20%
- Lower than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 50 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 23 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Oxford City Council: 30 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Oxford City Council: 5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Oxford City Council: 62%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 16 |
| 10–20% | 22 |
| 20–30% | 35 |
| 30–40% | 42 |
| 40–50% | 39 |
| 50–60% | 47 |
| 60–70% | 64 |
| 70–80% | 33 |
| 80–90% | 37 |
| 90–100% | 73 |
Oxford City Council: 67%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 1 |
| 20–30% | 5 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 19 |
| 50–60% | 69 |
| 60–70% | 90 |
| 70–80% | 102 |
| 80–90% | 50 |
| 90–100% | 23 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Oxford City Council.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary Agency recruitment | Graham Rose Ltd | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Emergency Temporary Accommodation | Fusion Lets Ltd | — | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Emergency Temporary Accommodation | Fusion Lets Ltd | — | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Emergency Temporary Accommodation | Fusion Lets Ltd | — | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Emergency Temporary Accommodation | Fusion Lets Ltd | — | 10 Oct 2026 |
| Emergency Temporary Accommodation | Fusion Lets Ltd | — | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Temporary Project Officer | Graham Rose Ltd | £42k | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Temporary Project Officer | Graham Rose Ltd | £42k | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Fire door replacements | Jessop and Cook Architects Ltd. | — | 25 Oct 2026 |
| Temporary agency worker | Graham Rose Ltd | — | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Emergency Temporary Accommodation | Fusion Lets Ltd | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Emergency Temporary Accommodation | County Private Client Limited | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of Domestic EPCs, phase 1 | Greenstorm Limited | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Emergency Temporary Accommodation | Fusion Lets Ltd | — | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Emergency Temporary Accommodation | Fusion Lets Ltd | — | 4 Nov 2026 |
| 19 to 20 Broad Street - Principle Consultant | TMD Building Consultancy Limited | £54k | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Interim Building Safety Manager | Graham Rose Ltd | — | 17 Nov 2026 |
| Friars Wharf Play Area Refurbishment | Hags-Smp Limited | — | 27 Nov 2026 |
| Asset valuations 2025/26 - GF | Carter Jonas LLP | — | 4 Dec 2026 |
| Asset valuations 2025/26 - HRA | Savills (UK) Limited | — | 4 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Hall Sole Caterer | The Curious Food Group Limited | £1.2m | 16 Sept 2026 |
| Templars Square Acquisition Feasibility | Browne Jacobson LLP | — | 7 Sept 2026 |
| School Mentoring for resettled refugee families | Asylum Welcome | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Project Management and QS services | Tsa Riley Limited | — | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Locum Commercial Lawyer | Venn Group Limited | — | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Temporary agency recruitment | Vivid Resourcing | — | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Planning Inspectorate (PINS) fees for the Local Plan 2045 examination | The Planning Inspectorate | — | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Accommodation and Support for Ex-Offenders | Centennial Property Limited | £270k | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Property Acquisition Advice Services | Carter Jonas LLP | £300k | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Town Hall Roof Project- delivery of extended sustainability study. | Purcell Architecture Limited | — | 16 Jul 2026 |