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Business Case for a Business Rates

Business ServicesCPV 79411100

ValueValue not published

Deadline22 Sept 2026

Published28 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 28 Aug 202618 days leftCloses 22 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Procurement

Procurement@oxford.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

Once Tender is live all correspondence and submission must be via the portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ocfordcc

The submission route named on the official notice.

When this comes round again

Oxford City Council publishes Business Services work continuously — 49 notices, roughly one every 43 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

Oxford City Council is seeking to appoint a consultant to develop a business case in two stages to make the case to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for the creation of a business rates retention scheme for Oxford’s West End.

Awarded Supplier is required to complete full scope of both stages The project will be split into two stages: Stage 1 – Outline Business Case Stage 2 – Full Business Case or Investment Plan.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

Awarded Supplier is required to complete full

Awarded Supplier is required to complete full scope of both stages.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

10–22 daysof bid-team effort

£6.8k–£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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