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# Oxford City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxford-city-council-ons-e07000178). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Oxford City Council is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 267 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Oxford City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PJQW-3663-YMYQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 267
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £41m (median award: £102k) across 71 of 71 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (OXFORD CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Oxford), rsh-social-housing (Oxford City Council), nhs-ods (OXFORD CITY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxford-city-council-ons-e07000178

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4.5 bids (median of 16 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 6% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 12 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 204 (98%), Framework: 5 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 121 (58%), Open: 41 (20%), Direct award: 27 (13%), Limited / restricted: 16 (8%), Selective: 4 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 24 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 12 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 10 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 7 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 6 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Graham Rose Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/graham-rose-ltd-coh-06437699):** 16 procedures
2. **[Venn Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/venn-group-coh-04015584):** 10 procedures
3. **[Fusion Lets Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fusion-lets-ltd-coh-12726684):** 10 procedures
4. **[HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hays-specialist-recruitment-limited-coh-00975677):** 6 procedures
5. **[G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/g2v-recruitment-group-limited-coh-08067630):** 4 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[CANTAY ESTATES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cantay-estates-limited-coh-03514731):** £12m · [474 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 2DP](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/474-cowley-road-oxford-ox4-2dp-ocds-h6vhtk-0777ba)
2. **[LIFE Build Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/life-build-solutions-limited-coh-05372315):** £4.7m · [Westlands Drive](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/westlands-drive-ocds-h6vhtk-054573) · Awarded: 3 Nov 2025
3. **[Underley Furnishings Limited (t/a Furnished Homes)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/underley-furnishings-limited-t-a-furnished-homes-coh-03232146):** £4.3m · [Provision of a Furnished Tenancy Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-furnished-tenancy-service-ocds-h6vhtk-055709) · Awarded: 21 Oct 2025
4. **[PSL Print Management Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/psl-print-management-limited-coh-02084294):** £1.8m · [Print & Post Contract 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/print-post-contract-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec5e) · Awarded: 26 Feb 2026
5. **[SoftwareOne UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softwareone-uk-limited-coh-06629601):** £1.8m · [Microsoft Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066fd5)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 38
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 61
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Oxford City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxford-city-council-ons-e07000178#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxford-city-council-ons-e07000178
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt