Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 28 Aug 2026, 09:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Business Case for a Business Rates

Official notice

Authority: Oxford City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Awarded value£370,414published award · inc. VAT

Submissions closed 22 Sept 2026awarded 5 Oct 2026

Awarded to KPMG

Contract term 8 moends 31 May 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2027 with extensions · starts 13 Oct 2026

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Oxford City Council is seeking to appoint a consultant to develop a business case in two stages to make the case to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for the creation of a business rates retention scheme for Oxford’s West End. Awarded Supplier is required to complete full scope of both stages.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Awarded Supplier is required to complete full scope of both stages

The project will be split into two stages:

Stage 1 – Outline Business Case

Stage 2 – Full Business Case or Investment Plan.

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Economic impact assessment · Feasibility study · Financial consultancy services

Open work like this

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 8 moPublished value£0

Contract period: 13 Oct 2026 – 31 May 2027 (8 mo) · up to 31 Dec 2027 with extensions

Extensions: At the discretion of the Council possible extension of 6 Months

66171000 Financial consultancy services 79311410 Economic impact assessment 79314000 Feasibility study 79410000 Business and management consultancy services 79411100 Business development consultancy services

What it takes to win
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (6)

Relevant skills and experience: 15%
Methodology: 15%
Project Team: 10%
Meet the required timeframe: 10%
Price: 40%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (6)

Relevant skills and experience: Relevant skills and experience delivering business cases to Government departments on behalf of local authorities
Methodology: Methodology for Stages 1 & 2
Project Team: Project Team, including any partner organisations, with roles and experience on relevant projects
Meet the required timeframe: Ability to meet the required timeframe, including Gant charts for Stages 1 & 2.
Social Value
Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £370,4141 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 6

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Nov 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
KPMGBusiness Case for a Business Rates Retention Scheme for Oxford16 Oct 2026 – 16 May 2027 · up to 16 Nov 2027Extensions: Options to extend: 1 x 6 month extension Maximum term: 13 months	£370,414 inc. VAT	5 Oct 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Business Case for a Business Rates Retention Scheme for Oxford · KPMG
Signed
11 Nov 2026
Value
£308,678
Period
12 Nov 2026 – 12 Jun 2027 · up to 12 Dec 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Options to extend: 1 x 6 month extension Maximum term: 13 months
5 agreed KPIs: Timeliness of Delivery · Quality and Fitness for Purpose · Data and Output Usability …
- Timeliness of Delivery, Deliver all outputs and deliverables in accordance with the agreed programme and milestone dates. Notify the Authority immediately of any actual or anticipated delay and provide a recovery plan.
- Quality and Fitness for Purpose, Outputs, reports, datasets and visualisations must be accurate, evidence-based, clearly presented, align with the Specification, and be suitable for modelling, analysis and decision-making.
- Data and Output Usability, Provide clearly documented assumptions, methodologies and limitations. Supply data in accessible, commonly used formats agreed with the Authority.
- Communication and Contract Management, Attend scheduled meetings, provide progress updates, respond to Authority queries promptly and proactively raise risks, issues or delays.
- Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement, Work collaboratively with the project team, Authority officers and relevant stakeholders and ensure outputs align with related workstreams.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6final-stage tenders	0	0	—

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: Awarded
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: 28 Aug 2026, 09:41 BST
Last source update: 11 Nov 2026, 17:38 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 12 Oct 2026
Authority reference: OCC001083
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082044
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy servicesBusiness development consultancy servicesEconomic impact assessmentFeasibility studyFinancial consultancy services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Once Tender is live all correspondence and submission must be via the portal in-tendhost.co.uk/ocfordcc ↗

Timeline

28 Aug 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published78 days ago
28 Aug 2026, 09:41 BST
Submission deadline52 days ago
22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent40 days ago
5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by32 days ago
12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts32 days ago
13 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends29 days ago
15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published3 days ago
11 Nov 2026, 17:38 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2026

Tender notice published
28 Aug 2026, 09:41 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
6 Oct 2026, 09:27 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
6 Oct 2026, 09:27 BST
Contract signature expected
16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
11 Nov 2026, 17:38 GMT
UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxford City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJQW-3663-YMYQ Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford, South East, OX1 1BXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

KPMG LLPAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMGV-6254-LTTL 15 Canada Square, London, London, E14 5GLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender11 Nov 2026, 17:38 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 Oct 2026, 09:27 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 Aug 2026, 09:41 BST