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title: "Oxfordshire Coring Services Contract"
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# Oxfordshire Coring Services Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oxfordshire-coring-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-0516e3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Oxfordshire County Council: "Oxfordshire Coring Services Contract". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Oxfordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000025)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £500,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 August 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oxfordshire-coring-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-0516e3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0516e3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oxfordshire-coring-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-0516e3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
If interested please respond to the market engagement note that the Council intends to issue 16/7/25

## Description
Oxfordshire Coring Services Contract will subject to a Market engagement questionnaire.  Following this a decision will be made regarding the route to market.
Questionnaire will be published with this advert and returned on xxxx

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £500,000

- **Contract Period:** 15/09/2025 to 14/09/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022624-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-19T12:43:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:21:27.443Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0516e3