Award

Operation and Management of the Charter markets in Witney and Chipping Norton

  • West Oxfordshire District Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-041380

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050b83 (view related notices)

Published 18 July 2025, 3:23pm



Scope

Description

The Authority is seeking a skilled and experienced commercial market operator to manage its charter markets in Witney and Chipping Norton. The successful operator will be responsible for revitalising and enhancing the markets, incorporating the feedback and suggestions gathered from the recent West Oxfordshire Markets survey, which highlighted several key areas of improvement. This Supplier will work to boost market vibrancy, diversify offerings, support local businesses, and improve customer satisfaction.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £54,600 excluding VAT
  • £65,520 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

18 June 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

1 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2025 to 1 August 2027
  • 2 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 55900000 - Retail trade services
  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 79411000 - General management consultancy services

Information about tenders

  • 1 tender received
  • 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Special regime

Concession


Supplier

Cotswold Markets Ltd

Unit 11 Northcut Business Park

Blockley

GL56 9LH

United Kingdom

Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

West Oxfordshire District Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZVW-3997-TQJG

Council Offices

Witney

OX28 1NB

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government