Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Oxfordshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Urban Movement SME
- Value
- £59,850
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Construction consultancy services (CPV 71530000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Jul 2025
- Published5 Sep 2025Published 39 days after the contract date
Description
The Wantage Market Place Improvement Scheme is a major town centre improvement project led by Oxfordshire County Council. It aims to be a committed investment aimed at transforming a vehicle-dominated environment into a vibrant, accessible, and people-focused public space. The scheme is supported by approved funding, enabling feasibility design, community co-production, traffic modelling, and completion of preliminary design. The scheme aims to reduce traffic dominance, improve safety and accessibility, enhance air quality, and boost the local economy through better use of public realm. Aligned with the Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP), Vision Zero, and Wantage and Grove LCWIP, the project seeks to: • Reconfigure traffic flows, • Ensure people with accessibility needs can move through the space, • Introduce high-quality public realm improvements and landscaping, • Support sustainable transport and local economic vitality.
About the supplier
Urban Movement: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05978288).