SLC Rail have been appointed using the Bloom Procurement Services Ltd framework to undertake Infrastructure Place Study work.

Contract value for this commission is £498,799.

This will support the successful strategy and implementation plan for a regionally significant transport scheme. It will enable Oxford City Council and other local parties to ensure the rail scheme contributes to the creation and improvement of the neighbourhoods around the proposed two new stations.

The CBL budget is £4,560,000.

• Committed spend for the delivery of the Full Business Case and project Management (including legal support) is £3,603,095.

• Committed spend for the delivery of feasibility and design work cycle and footbridge near the proposed Oxford Cowley Station is £133,484

• Remaining budget after this decision is £326,572.