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# South Oxfordshire District Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-oxfordshire-district-council-ons-e07000179). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** South Oxfordshire District Council is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 44 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** South Oxfordshire District Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PRWZ-2743-VQTG` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 44
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £341m (median award: £151k) across 23 of 23 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL), ons-geography (South Oxfordshire), rsh-social-housing (South Oxfordshire District Council), nhs-ods (SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-oxfordshire-district-council-ons-e07000179

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 7 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 14% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 10% above the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 34 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 25 (74%), Limited / restricted: 4 (12%), Direct award: 2 (6%), Route not published: 2 (6%), Selective: 1 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 15 notices, last 24 months (44% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 8 notices, last 24 months (24% of this period)
3. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 4 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
5. **[Recreational, cultural and sporting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-92000000) (CPV 92):** 3 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Capita Business Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-business-services-ltd-coh-02299747):** 2 procedures
2. **[Oxford Direct Services Trading Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oxford-direct-services-trading-limited-coh-10719214):** 2 procedures
3. **[Biffa Waste Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/biffa-waste-services-ltd-coh-00946107):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[AECOM LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aecom-limited-coh-01846493):** 1 procedures
5. **[LOWE AND OLIVER LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lowe-and-oliver-limited-coh-02152241):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Biffa Waste Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/biffa-waste-services-ltd-coh-00946107):** £260m · [Contract for Waste Collection and Street Cleaning](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-waste-collection-and-street-cleaning-ocds-h6vhtk-04e4d6)
2. **[Capita Business Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-business-services-ltd-coh-02299747):** £25m · [5 Councils Corporate Services Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/5-councils-corporate-services-project-ocds-h6vhtk-04dd3e)
3. **[Capita Business Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-business-services-ltd-coh-02299747):** £25m · [5 Councils Corporate Services Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/5-councils-corporate-services-project-ocds-h6vhtk-056a3f)
4. **[Biffa Waste Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/biffa-waste-services-ltd-coh-00946107):** £16m · [Contract for Waste Collection and Street Cleaning](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-waste-collection-and-street-cleaning-ocds-h6vhtk-04e4d6)
5. **[E.W. Beard Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ew-beard-limited-coh-01126135):** £7.6m · [Demolition and redevelopment works at Haseley Trading Estate](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/demolition-and-redevelopment-works-at-haseley-trading-estate-ocds-h6vhtk-052941) · Awarded: 28 Oct 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 9
- **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 South Oxfordshire District Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-oxfordshire-district-council-ons-e07000179#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-oxfordshire-district-council-ons-e07000179
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt