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Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£180.1M

Total spend

285

Contract awards

217

Unique suppliers

£766K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Oxford City Council has awarded 285 contracts worth £180.1M to 217 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £766K, with the top five suppliers holding 52% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Oxford City Council

Top-five suppliers hold 52% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
EZ Charge Limited2£33.2M
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC1£20.0M
SERCO LEISURE OPERATING LIMITED2£15.6M
Zurich Insurance Company PLC1£12.5M
CANTAY ESTATES LIMITED1£12.4M
Vinci Construction UK Limited1£7.6M
Life Build Solutions Limited1£4.7M
UNDERLEY FURNISHINGS LIMITED1£4.3M
Freechoice Property Services Limited1£2.9M
Venn Group Limited9£2.9M
ADECCO UK LIMITED1£2.5M
ALIGRA PERSONNEL LIMITED1£2.5M
DEEKAY TECHNICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED1£2.5M
HUNTRESS SEARCH LIMITED1£2.5M
MARCUS KNIGHTLEY TECHNICAL LIMITED1£2.5M
MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED1£2.5M
PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED1£2.5M
SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD1£2.5M
TALENT INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED1£2.5M
DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED2£2.4M

Procurement categories

What Oxford City Council buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
80 awards£32.7M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
34 awards£3.3M

Real estate services

70
24 awards£5.3M

Construction work

45
22 awards£29.8M

Other community, social and personal services

98
20 awards£673K

Software package and information systems

48
13 awards£3.2M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
10 awards£4.0M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
8 awards£591K

Health and social work services

85
8 awards£705K

Financial and insurance services

66
7 awards£13.3M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
6 awards£391K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
5 awards£250K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
5 awards£360K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
4 awards£20.2M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
4 awards£4.4M

Industrial machinery

42
4 awards£3.6M

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
4 awards£518K

Repair and maintenance services

50
4 awards£3.3M

Education and training services

80
4 awards£529K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
3 awards£863K

Printed matter and related products

22
2 awards£100K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
2 awards£284K

Installation services (except software)

51
2 awards£33.2M

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
2 awards£15.5M

Mining, basic metals and related products

14
1 award£500K

Agricultural machinery

16
1 award£106K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
1 award£1.4M

Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37
1 award£81K

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
1 award£164K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
1 award£1.2M

Public utilities

65
1 award£1.1M

Recent contracts

Latest Oxford City Council contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Real Estate Asset Valuations - Lot 1

SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED · 2026-11-05

£627K

Real Estate Asset Valuations - Lot 2

SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED · 2026-11-05

£242K

Interim staff - Area Property Surveyor

GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED · 2026-11-04

£36K

Interim Area Property Surveyor

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED · 2026-11-04

£36K

Oxford Towers: Interim Heat Detector Installation

SURESERVE COMPLIANCE FIRE LIMITED · 2026-11-02

£358K

UiPath Licenses

UIPATH UK LIMITED · 2026-10-15

£61K

Recruitment Services - Adecco

ADECCO UK LIMITED · 2026-10-07

£2.5M

Recruitment Services - Michael Page

MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED · 2026-10-07

£2.5M

Recruitment Services - Service Care Solutions

SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD · 2026-10-07

£2.5M

Recruitment Services - Aligra Personnel

ALIGRA PERSONNEL LIMITED · 2026-10-07

£2.5M

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1

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Inviting bids today

72

contracts ending in 12 months

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20

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

12

frameworks running

Routes to sell here without a full tender

2

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Market analysis

Bidding into Oxford City Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

64%

Awards to SMEs

52%

Top-5 supplier share

2%

Framework call-offs

20

Awards to social enterprises

Around 64% of Oxford City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 20 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Oxford City Council

How much does Oxford City Council spend on procurement?

Oxford City Council awarded 285 contracts totalling £180.1M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 217 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £766K.

Who are Oxford City Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Oxford City Council by total award value are EZ Charge Limited, SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC, SERCO LEISURE OPERATING LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 52% of contract value.

What does Oxford City Council buy from suppliers?

Oxford City Council's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, real estate services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

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  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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