Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Healthy Lifestyle Service
Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ11)
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026awarded 29 May 2026
Award (standstill) to ICE Creates Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Sept 2031 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Berkshire Council and Reading Borough Council are procuring an Integrated Healthy Lifestyle Service for West Berkshire and Reading residents. The proposed service is will run for five years with an option to extend for a further two years.
The service aims to:
- Enhance the health and well-being of residents.
- Empower residents to take control of their health and achieve optimal wellbeing
- Reduce health inequalities across the population
- Reduce demand on health and care services
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CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: 60% quality, 30% price, 10% social value
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
- 20 Jan 2026, 11:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 May 2026, 14:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
RBC 00002420- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004700- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0609a9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published278 days ago20 Jan 2026, 11:15 GMT
- Clarification questions by263 days ago3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline218 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by187 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent149 days ago29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published149 days ago29 May 2026, 14:48 BST
- Standstill ends136 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 11:15 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 16:21 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT20 Jan 2026, 16:21 GMT+28 days · was 20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract award notice published29 May 2026, 14:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 May 2026, 14:48 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 20 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £5,846,4251 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Named bidders 6published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICE Creates LtdSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2033Extensions: +2 +2 years | £5,846,425 inc. VAT | 29 May 2026standstill to 10 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonICE CREATES LIMITEDSME · North West England
- did not winBERKSHIRE WEST PRIMARY CARE ALLIANCE LTDSME · South East England
- did not winCENTRAL SOUTH SERVICES LTDSME · South East England
- did not winSOLUTIONS 4 HEALTH LTDSME · South East England
- did not winMORELIFE (UK) LTD · Greater London
- did not winEVERYONE HEALTH LIMITEDSME · East Midlands
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
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- West Berkshire CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BERKSHIRE WEST PRIMARY CARE ALLIANCE LTDBidder / tenderer
- CENTRAL SOUTH SERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- EVERYONE HEALTH LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- ICE CREATES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MORELIFE (UK) LTDBidder / tenderer
- SOLUTIONS 4 HEALTH LTDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender