Oxfordshire County Council

How to win their contracts

Measured from Oxfordshire County Council's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

• Plan for about 35 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 72 of their tenders.
• They publish about 4.5 tenders a month, measured over 67 months of history.
• Half of their 93 awarded contracts are worth £4.2m or less — size your bid to that range.
• Most of their buying falls in health and social work services, construction work, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support.
• Their most frequent suppliers are https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/about-your-council/council-tax-and-finance/financial-transparency (12), Full list of awards published: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/about-your-council/council-tax-and-finance/financial-transparency (7), Milestone Infrastructure Limited (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.