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Published 22 Apr 2025, 12:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Carers’ Support Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£742,572≈ £248k / year · £928,215 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jun 2025awarded 28 Jul 2025
Award (standstill) to READING MENCAP
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Carer's Support Service - Improving the quality of life, health and wellbeing of carers through access to advice and timely support.  Full details of the requirement can be found in the Specification in Annexe 1 which outlines the requirements for each funding. The Bid documents contain proposals for the works. Services under the Closing the Gap programme are commissioned in line with RBC’s Council Strategy, Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Poverty Needs Analysis and the Berkshire Joint Strategic Needs Analysis, and focus on community-based, preventative work. These services are commissioned to reduce differences around healthy life expectancy, reduce health inequalities and contribute to long-term change.

Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project.

Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 25.05.2025.

Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£742,572
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £742,572 exc. VAT · £928,215 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 year

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Simple description: 90% price (includes Social value) 10% price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Apr 2025, 12:45 BST
Last source update
7 Aug 2025, 11:28 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Aug 2025
Authority reference
RBC 00002236
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016215
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050593 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
3 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 May 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

all submissions must be via Reading Borough Council's In-Tend portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

22 Apr 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Apr 2025, 12:45 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    3 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 11:28 BST
  6. Award decision expected by
    9 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts360 days ago
    1 Nov 2025

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Apr 2025, 12:45 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 11:28 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Aug 2025, 11:28 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £742,5721 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
READING MENCAPVCSE1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: 2 years£742,57228 Jul 2025standstill to 18 Aug 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one11—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Reading Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWBJ-9435-VXQQ Bridge Street, Reading, South East, RG1 2LUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Reading MencapAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05976118 21 Alexandra Road, Reading, South East, RG1 5PEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsall submissions must be via Reading Borough Council's In-Tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender