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Published 10 Apr 2025, 09:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

VAT Recovery Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Oxford City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcession
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£150,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 8 May 2025awarded 8 Sept 2025
Awarded to Julian Bloom VAT Consultant
Contract term 2 yrsends 27 May 2027 · up to 27 May 2029 with extensions · starts 27 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are looking for a supplier to review all our VAT payments and claim back any overpayments.

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Internal audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 27 May 2025 – 27 May 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 27 May 2029 with extensionsValue: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Two periods of 12 months each.
79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services79210000 Accounting and auditing services79212000 Auditing services79212100 Financial auditing services79212200 Internal audit services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality and Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2025, 09:58 BST
Last source update
11 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT
Authority reference
OCC000716
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014177
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAccounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing servicesInternal audit services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05004b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
8 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc ↗

Timeline

10 Apr 2025 → 11 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 09:58 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    8 May 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    27 May 2025
  5. Latest notice published309 days ago
    11 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 09:58 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Julian Bloom VAT Consultant——Awarded

Contracts

  • VAT Recovery · Julian Bloom VAT Consultant

    Signed
    8 Sept 2025
    Value
    £150,000
    Period
    8 Sept 2025 – 8 Sept 2027 · up to 9 Sept 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    A period of no more than 2 x 12 months

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxford City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJQW-3663-YMYQ Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford, South East, OX1 1BXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender