Official UK procurement notice
Housing First and Couples Move on Pathway
Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRBC are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of Housing First and Couples Move on Pathway - 3.1. The Housing First and Couples Move On Support service provides housing led, intensive support to people sleeping rough or at high risk of repeat homelessness in Reading, particularly those with multiple and complex needs. It prioritises rapid access to secure, independent accommodation, with flexible, person-centred support focused on sustaining tenancies, improving health and wellbeing, and reducing returns to rough sleeping.
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 23:59 09/10/2026.
Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£190,044
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Pricing: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Pricing
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2026, 15:14 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 15:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084999- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4ceFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Sept 2026 → 28 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published48 days ago8 Sept 2026, 15:14 BST
- Submission deadline17 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 17 days12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 62 days28 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Sept 2026, 15:14 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender