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# Reading Borough Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/reading-borough-council-ons-e06000038). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Reading Borough Council is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 148 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Reading Borough Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PWBJ-9435-VXQQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 148
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £274m (median award: £500k) across 49 of 49 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (READING BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Reading), rsh-social-housing (Reading Borough Council), nhs-ods (READING BOROUGH COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/reading-borough-council-ons-e06000038

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 38 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 40% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 24 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 80 (94%), Framework: 5 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 42 (49%), Limited / restricted: 19 (22%), Route not published: 13 (15%), Selective: 6 (7%), Direct award: 5 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 33 notices, last 24 months (39% of this period)
2. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 15 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 13 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 6 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 5 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Toxicology UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/toxicology-uk-ltd-coh-10018044):** 3 procedures
2. **[Citizens Advice Reading](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/citizens-advice-reading-coh-02967121):** 3 procedures
3. **[Refugee Support Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/refugee-support-group-limited-coh-04515238):** 3 procedures
4. **[Kcare Health](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kcare-health-GB-COH-04373945):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[People Matter  Support Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/people-matter-support-services-ltd-coh-07114557):** 2 procedures (3 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Char.gy Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/char-gy-limited-coh-10222179):** £203m · [Procurement for the provision, maintenance and operation of on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-the-provision-maintenance-and-operation-of-on-street-electric-vehicle-ev-c-ocds-h6vhtk-04d782)
2. **[Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/travis-perkins-trading-company-limited-coh-00733503):** £14m · [Managed Store](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/managed-store-ocds-h6vhtk-067692)
3. **[N-viro Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/n-viro-limited-coh-03032719):** £8.6m · [Cleaning Partners 2026- Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cleaning-partners-2026-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-067e7c) · Awarded: 6 Jul 2026
4. **[Axis CLC Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/axis-clc-solutions-limited-GB-COH-01230435):** £8.0m · [Voids and Planned Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voids-and-planned-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-06767c)
5. **[TSG Building Services plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/t-s-g-building-services-plc-coh-03908728):** £4.5m · [Heating Installations and Upgrades](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/heating-installations-and-upgrades-ocds-h6vhtk-0785c5)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 9
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Reading Borough Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/reading-borough-council-ons-e06000038#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/reading-borough-council-ons-e06000038
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt