Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Oxford City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Inner Circle Consulting Limited SME
- Value
- £180,000
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Business services · General management consultancy services (CPV 79411000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jul 2025
- Published25 Jul 2025Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
Oxford City Council needs to make a compelling case for a city-based unitary authority under the government's Local Government Reorganisation. There are three competing proposals being put forward across the county, including the City Council's ambitious, growth-based proposal for an expanded city unitary - the most complex of the proposals The proposal needs to demonstrate how the new council can deliver on economic potential of Oxford's world leading knowledge industries. It must also show that it will be able to deliver high-quality, sustainable services for residents and create financially sound unitary authorities for the city and the rest of the county.
About the supplier
Inner Circle Consulting Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06799707).