AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Oxford City Council has awarded a recruitment-services contract to HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED for a project manager/lead business analyst supporting delivery of a new Housing Needs IT system.
Published outcomeThe contract is recorded as active and was signed on 1 October 2026. Its stated initial term runs to 6 April 2027, with a potential month-to-month extension up to 6 October 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, single-supplier recruitment-services engagement with a gross contract value of £59,202.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 59202 GBP · Active
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Award 1 identifies HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records a gross value of GBP 59,202.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender OCC001079 has status “complete”.
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 signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£59,202 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross: 59202, currency: GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 is linked to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Initial contract end
99% confidence6 April 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-04-06.
Maximum stated extent
99% confidence6 October 2027
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2027-10-06.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAgency recruitment for a project manager/lead business analyst
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The tender description states: “Agency recruitment for a project Manager/lead business analyst to help deliver new Housing Needs system during 2026/early 2027.”
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 identifies the main procurement category as services.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 79600000 — Recruitment services
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The award item includes CPV 79600000, described as Recruitment services.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKJ14
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The award item lists a delivery address in region UKJ14, United Kingdom.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1. No lot title or description was supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is recorded as “Below threshold - unknown”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidder numbers, evaluation criteria, scores and competing suppliers was not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 6 April 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-01 to 2027-04-06.
Extension provision
99% confidencePotential month-to-month extension if the project requires additional time
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The renewal description states: “Potential to extend on a month to month basis if project demands additional time”.
Maximum stated term
99% confidenceUp to 6 October 2027
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2027-10-06.
Renewal indicated
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement model
99% confidenceAgency recruitment for a defined specialist project role
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The tender description specifies agency recruitment for a project manager/lead business analyst.
Demand flexibility
98% confidenceThe buyer has retained flexibility to continue the engagement monthly if project delivery needs more time.
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The stated extension provision is month-to-month where the project demands additional time.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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No evaluation outcome, award rationale, scoring or pricing breakdown was supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier identity was verified through a company-number match to Companies House number 00975677.
Published contract data
99% confidenceContract dates, signature date, gross value, supplier and extension provision are supplied.
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned, period, maxExtentDate, value, award link and renewal fields.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and separate lot value not supplied
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Lot 1 is listed only with ID and complete status.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, participant list, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information on bidder numbers, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown was not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately stated value.
- The notice describes a potential extension but does not state whether it will be exercised.
- No procurement method beyond “Below threshold - unknown” was supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oxford City CouncilHAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDHousing Needs IT systemrecruitment servicesproject managerbusiness analystpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Oxford City Council's Housing Needs IT recruitment contract?
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED won award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £59,202.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 1 October 2026 and is initially scheduled to end on 6 April 2027. The notice permits potential month-to-month extension up to 6 October 2027.
What services are being procured?
Agency recruitment for a project manager/lead business analyst to support delivery of a new Housing Needs IT system.
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