Oxfordshire Coring Services Contract

Official notice

Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Published value£500,000published on the single lot · pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 24 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 1 yrends 15 Sept 2026 · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is looking to engage with the market to determine the feasibility of working with suppliers to provide coring services (taking samples from utility reinstatements to check quality of contractor work against Codes of Practice) on a one year trial basis.

Please complete the Market Engagement Questionnaire attached to this project (under the consultation tab) on Proactis, which should be returned via Proactis by 09.06.2025 @12:00 Midday

CPV: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Planned 1 yrPublished value£500,000

Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 15 Sept 2026 (1 yr)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South East

71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

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: Past planning notice
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: 20 May 2025, 12:07 BST
Last source update: 20 May 2025, 12:07 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Sept 2025
Authority reference: I-4442
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-023161
Latest notice: Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV): Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051880 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 31 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.oxfordshire.gov.uk ↗

Please submit response to Market Engagement via this project on Proactis by 09/06/2025 @ 12:00 midday

Timeline

20 May 2025 → 16 Sept 2025 · 5 dates

Planning notice published
20 May 2025, 12:07 BST
Tender notice expected
24 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission deadline
31 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
15 Sept 2025
Award decision expected by
16 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Planned procurement notice published
20 May 2025, 12:07 BST
UK3

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZNW-8281-MHNM County Hall, New Road, Oxford, South East, OX1 1NDContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender20 May 2025, 12:07 BST