Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 1 May 2025, 15:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Operation and Management of the Charter markets in Witney and Chipping Norton

Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Concession value (operator's revenue)£54,600operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Submissions closed 22 May 2025awarded 18 Jun 2025

Awarded to Cotswold Markets Limited

Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Jul 2027 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking a skilled and experienced commercial market operator to manage its charter markets in Witney and Chipping Norton. The successful operator will be responsible for revitalising and enhancing the markets, incorporating the feedback and suggestions gathered from the recent West Oxfordshire Markets survey, which highlighted several key areas of improvement. This Supplier will work to boost market vibrancy, diversify offerings, support local businesses, and improve customer satisfaction.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · General management consultancy services · Retail trade services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£54,600

Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £54,600 exc. VAT · £65,520 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

55900000 Retail trade services 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services 79411000 General management consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The award criteria is based on 100% quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 May 2025, 15:01 BST
Last source update: 23 Jul 2025, 12:01 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018482
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related servicesGeneral management consultancy servicesRetail trade services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050b83 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 allowed

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

Submission deadline: 22 May 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders to be submitted to the e-procurement portal in-tendhost.co.uk/publicagroup/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

1 May 2025 → 23 Jul 2025 · 4 dates

Tender notice published
1 May 2025, 15:01 BST
Submission deadline
22 May 2025, 18:00 BST
Contract starts
1 Jul 2025
Latest notice published
23 Jul 2025, 12:01 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025

Tender notice published
1 May 2025, 15:01 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
18 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
18 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST
Contract details notice published
23 Jul 2025, 12:01 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
1 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £54,6001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cotswold Markets Limited1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2027	£54,600	18 Jun 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Cotswold Markets Limited
Signed
21 Jul 2025
Value
£54,600
Period
1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2027
Status
active
9 agreed KPIs: Increase footfall · Occupancy rate · Stallholder satisfaction …
- Increase footfall
- Occupancy rate
- Stallholder satisfaction
- Customer satisfaction
- Cleanliness and safety
- Community Engagement
- Timely submission of data
- Marketing and promotion
- Timely payments to Council

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Who bid

wonCotswold Markets Ltd · South West England

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Oxfordshire District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZVW-3997-TQJG Council Offices, Witney, South East, OX28 1NBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Cotswold Markets LimitedAwarded supplier Northcot Business Park, Blockley, South West, GL56 9LHContact email, phone
Cotswold Markets LtdAwarded supplier Unit 11 Northcut Business Park , Blockley, South West, GL56 9LHContact 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 Tender23 Jul 2025, 12:01 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender18 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 May 2025, 15:01 BST