Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Oxford Council Direct Services
Top-five suppliers hold 96% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Oxford Council Direct Services buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
794571483443Recent contracts
Latest Oxford Council Direct Services contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Asphalt Surfacing Works
Asphalt Surfacing Limited · 2024-10-21
£3.0M
Provision of HGV Drivers
DH Oxfordshire Limited · 2024-08-30
£100K
Supply of Two Wheeled Plastic Bins
Contenur UK Limited · 2024-03-13
£140K
Domestic Waste Management Software
Bartec Municipal Technologies Limited · 2024-02-28
Health, Safety, Environmental, and Waste Support
EKS Associates Limited · 2023-12-14
£100K
Extension to Kitchens and Bathrooms Framework
FSG Property Services Limited · 2023-12-14
Contract for Health and Safety Support
Sitesafe UK Limited · 2023-12-14
£100K
Automated Locking Systems -Parks
Pitchbooking Limited · 2023-12-05
£30K
Ad-hoc legal support for FOIA requests
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP · 2023-10-10
£30K
Specialist legal advice
OAH LAW LIMITED · 2023-09-11
£120K
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Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Oxford Council Direct Services typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Specialist legal advice
Expires: 2026-09-11
£120K
Health, Safety, Environmental, and Waste Support
Expires: 2026-12-31
£100K
Contract for Health and Safety Support
Expires: 2026-12-31
£100K
Market analysis
Bidding into Oxford Council Direct Services — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
82%
Awards to SMEs
96%
Top-5 supplier share
9%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 82% of Oxford Council Direct Services’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Oxford Council Direct Services
How much does Oxford Council Direct Services spend on procurement?
Oxford Council Direct Services awarded 10 contracts totalling £3.6M between 2023-09-01 and 2026-09-01, working with 10 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £453K.
Who are Oxford Council Direct Services's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Oxford Council Direct Services by total award value are Asphalt Surfacing Limited, Contenur UK Limited, OAH LAW LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 96% of contract value.
What does Oxford Council Direct Services buy from suppliers?
Oxford Council Direct Services's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, construction work, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-01
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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