Buyer profile · Local authority
Oxford City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 24
- About one every 15 days
- Contracts awarded
- 98
- To 108 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £21.8m
- 25 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £310k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 15 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.67mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £3.66mestimated
- £6mestimated
- £5.8mestimated
- £85mestimated
- £4.5mestimated
- £2mestimated
- £2.1mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
- £8mestimated
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)63%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
- Direct award (no competition)21%
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 56% of local authorities
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 63%
- Higher than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 48 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 63%
- Lower than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 130 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7
- More than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 20 awards
- Split into lots
- 13%
- Lower than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 21%
- Lower than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 48 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 24 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Oxford City Council: 30 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Oxford City Council: 7
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Oxford City Council: 63%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
Oxford City Council: 63%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
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.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Case for a Business Rates | KPMG LLP | — | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Town Hall Sole Caterer | The Curious Food Group Limited | £1.2m | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Oxford Towers: Interim Heat Detector Installation | Sureserve Compliance Fire Limited | — | 2 Nov 2026 |
| UiPath Licenses | Uipath UK Limited | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Recruitment Services | Talent International (UK) Limited, Aligra Personnel Limited, Michael Page International Recruitment Limited and 7 more | — | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of Access Control System Replacements | Ab Security Ltd | — | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Agency Recruitment - Asset Data Building Surveyor | Graham Rose Ltd | — | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Agency Recruitment - Asset Data Building Surveyor | Graham Rose Ltd | — | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Agency recruitment - Project Manager | Graham Rose Ltd | — | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Housing Needs IT System Project Manager/Business Analyst. | Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited | — | 1 Oct 2026 |