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Commissioning of Adult Specialist Practitioners (Domestic Abuse & Mental Health) for the Family Safeguarding Model
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£210,000
Submission deadline 18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
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Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 14:14 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
CPV family not published
Decision Velocity
41 days
Sector median: 48 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£250,146
2 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
2 bids
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 85)
Based on 36,437 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
5.15%
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
48 days
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Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
No sufficiently evidenced comparable record has been calculated yet.Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Reading Borough Council: "Commissioning of Adult Specialist Practitioners (Domestic Abuse & Mental Health) for the Family Safeguarding Model". Published status: complete. Published value: £210,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Reading Borough Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £210,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Reading Borough Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Reading Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
-31.54%Historical Average
Competition Density
11.55Bids / Report (median)
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
N-VIRO LIMITEDTop vendor: 61.25% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 27 active published awards; 33 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 85; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-VIRO LIMITED | 1 win | £8,636,031 | — |
| O'HARA BROS. SURFACING LIMITED | 1 win | £1,789,273 | — |
| ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD | 1 win | £730,000 | — |
| RISK MANAGEMENT PARTNERS LTD. | 1 win | £450,000 | — |
| CITIZENS ADVICE READING | 1 win | £400,000 | — |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityReading Borough Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published29 Apr 2026, 09:06 BST | Last source update29 Apr 2026, 09:06 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0654e8 | ||
What is being bought
RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Commissioning of Adult Specialist Practitioners (Domestic Abuse & Mental Health) for the Family Safeguarding Model - The scope of this procurement is the commissioning of adult-facing Domestic Abuse and Mental Health specialist practitioners to be embedded within Children’s Social Care teams (child protection) as part of the Family Safeguarding Model. The practitioners will work alongside social workers and other professionals (with expertise in substance/alcohol recovery, domestic abuse, and mental health) as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to reduce risk, improve outcomes for children, and strengthen whole-family interventions.
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 13/03/2026.
Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
29 Apr 2026, 09:06 BST - Status changed to complete
29 Apr 2026, 09:06 BST - Official notice release published
29 Apr 2026, 09:06 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
29 Apr 2026, 09:06 BST - Published value updated to £210,000
16 Feb 2026, 13:26 GMT - Status changed to active
16 Feb 2026, 13:26 GMT - Official notice release published
16 Feb 2026, 13:26 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
16 Feb 2026, 13:26 GMT - Buyer information updated
16 Feb 2026, 13:26 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
29 Apr 2026, 09:06 BST - Submission deadline
18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT - Award active
29 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £117,396 - Award active
29 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £132,750
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards BERKSHIRE WOMEN'S AID £117,396 · 29 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · active LIMMS CARE SERVICES LTD £132,750 · 29 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · active |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 2 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 2 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 2 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) bids: 1 (lot 2) finalStageBids: 1 (lot 2) smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 2) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Reading Borough Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWBJ-9435-VXQQAward and contract changes
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published