Official UK procurement notice
Planning Inspectorate (PINS) fees for the Local Plan 2045 examination
Authority: Oxford City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Awarded value£150,000published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 4 Aug 2026
Awarded to Planning Inspectorate
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlanning Inspectorate (PINS) fees for the Local Plan 2045 examination
The Council is required to pay for the services of the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) who are the national government body responsible for examining the new Local Plan 2045 now that it has been submitted for examination. The final cost of the work, and its duration, is subject to how the examination proceeds.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
75131000 Government services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Sept 2026, 13:49 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 13:49 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f48d
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £150,0001 contract inc. VAT — no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Inspectorate | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Planning Inspectorate
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Value
- £150,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 4 Aug 2026 — 4 Aug 2027 · up to 4 Dec 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 year contract initially, with option to extend depending on needs of the examination e.g. further 6 months.
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published8 Sept 2026, 13:49 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Planning InspectorateAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender