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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051880"
title: "Oxfordshire Coring Services Contract"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oxfordshire-coring-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-051880"
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# Oxfordshire Coring Services Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oxfordshire-coring-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-051880). 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-051880#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051880`

## 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-051880#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Please submit response to Market Engagement via this project on Proactis by 09/06/2025 @ 12:00 midday

## 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

## 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 14/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023161-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-20T11:07:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:22:11.351Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051880