Official UK procurement notice
Property Acquisition Advice Services
Authority: Oxford City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Real estate services (70) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £150k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Apr 2026awarded 17 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to CARTER JONAS LLP
Contract term 2 yrsends 17 May 2028 · up to 17 May 2029 with extensions · starts 18 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Property Acquisition Advice Services
CPV: Housing services · Residential property services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Mar 2026, 08:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 08:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022098- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0667d9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 8 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Mar 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published228 days ago12 Mar 2026, 08:32 GMT
- Clarification questions by213 days ago27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline201 days ago8 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by175 days ago4 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts162 days ago18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent89 days ago30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published88 days ago31 Jul 2026, 08:17 BST
- Standstill ends75 days ago12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026- Tender notice published12 Mar 2026, 08:32 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published31 Jul 2026, 08:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete31 Jul 2026, 08:17 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER JONAS LLP24 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2028 · up to 23 Aug 2029Extensions: One extension of 12 months | £300,000 | 17 Jul 2026standstill to 12 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Carter Jonas LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender