AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Oxford City Council has published contract details for recruitment services relating to an Asset Data Building Surveyor post. The active contract is with GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED and is explicitly recorded as signed on 4 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and associated active contract are recorded for GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold recruitment-services engagement valued at £216,000 gross over the stated contract period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 216000 GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and has a gross value of GBP 216,000.
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".
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 4 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-04T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£216,000 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 216000 and currency is GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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The contract provides one gross value linked to award 1, while lot 1 has no published value.
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.
Contract end
99% confidence7 April 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-04-07T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceAgency recruitment for an Asset Data Building Surveyor post
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Process title is "Agency Recruitment - Asset Data Building Surveyor" and description states "Agency Recruitment - Asset Data Building Surveyor GFP post 1".
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence79600000 — Recruitment services
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Award item 1 additional classification gives CPV 79600000, described as "Recruitment services".
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ14
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Award item 1 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".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidders, bids received and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence4 October 2026 to 7 April 2028
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-04 to 2028-04-07.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or variation terms are supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing detail
98% confidence£216,000 gross; pricing breakdown not published
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Contract 1 provides amountGross only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
97% confidenceSingle-supplier recruitment-services contract for a specified surveyor role
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One supplier is named on award 1; the title and CPV identify agency recruitment and recruitment services.
Published commitment
98% confidence£216,000 gross across the stated active contract period
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Contract 1 is active, signed, and records a gross value of GBP 216,000 for the period ending 7 April 2028.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number to verified legal name GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED; verification status is "verified".
Award-date availability
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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Award 1 has no award_date.
Lot detail availability
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, tender deadline, scoring, bidder or evaluation information is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information on bidders, bid counts, evaluation, award decision date and selection rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value; the £216,000 gross value is retained at contract level.
- No extension, option, renewal or variation terms are published.
- No detailed pricing structure, deliverables or performance measures are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oxford City CouncilGRAHAM ROSE LIMITEDAsset Data Building Surveyoragency recruitmentrecruitment services£216,000 contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Oxford City Council's Asset Data Building Surveyor recruitment contract?
GRAHAM ROSE LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named on the active award and contract.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £216,000.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 4 October 2026 to 7 April 2028.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 4 October 2026.
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