AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Oxford City Council has awarded and signed a contract for agency recruitment of a temporary Project Manager (Task & Finish) GFP with GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED. The contract began on 4 October 2026 and has a stated gross value of £280,800.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold recruitment-services contract with a 18-month initial term and a possible six-month extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £280,800 gross contract value; not separately allocated beyond this sole-supplier award GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED as supplier. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 06437699. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records amountGross 280800 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document description state "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 4 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-04.
Contract start
99% confidence4 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-04.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£280,800 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 280800, currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; the published record contains one supplier and one related lot.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence4 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-04.
Contract start
99% confidence4 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-04.
Initial contract end
99% confidence7 April 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2028-04-07.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence7 October 2028
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2028-10-07.
Notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The contract-details notice was published at 2026-10-12T10:58:29+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAgency recruitment for a temporary Project Manager (Task & Finish) GFP
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Process title and description state "Agency recruitment - temporary Project Manager (Task & Finish) GFP".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence79600000 — Recruitment services
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Award item additional classification gives CPV 79600000, "Recruitment services".
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKJ14
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Award item delivery address region is UKJ14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - unknown" and contract aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidders, tender responses, evaluation and selection is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence4 October 2026 to 7 April 2028
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Contract period runs from 2026-10-04 to 2028-04-07.
Extension option
99% confidencePossible six-month extension
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Contract renewal description states "possible 6 month extension option available".
Maximum term
99% confidencePotentially to 7 October 2028
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The contract maxExtentDate is 2028-10-07.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier opportunity
95% confidenceThe published record identifies a single verified SME recruitment-services supplier for this temporary project-management requirement.
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One supplier, GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED, is named on active award 1; supplier details classify it as an SME and the scope is CPV 79600000 Recruitment services.
Commercial visibility
98% confidenceThe disclosed £280,800 figure is a gross contract-level value; no rate card, pricing breakdown or evaluation information is published.
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Contract 1 provides amountGross only; no pricing schedule or evaluation data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED was matched by company number 06437699; supplier verification status is verified.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 is recorded as complete but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tender-response data, award criteria, scores or decision rationale is provided.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied beyond gross contract value
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The contract records £280,800 gross but no net value, rates or pricing breakdown.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bidders, tender responses, evaluation, scoring and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- The published value is gross only; net value, rate card and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
- No tender publication date or submission deadline is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oxford City CouncilGRAHAM ROSE LIMITEDtemporary Project Manageragency recruitmentrecruitment services£280,800 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Oxford City Council's temporary Project Manager recruitment contract?
GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 06437699.
What is the value of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £280,800.
When does the contract run?
It runs from 4 October 2026 to 7 April 2028, with a possible six-month extension to 7 October 2028.
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