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# Procurement for the provision of Block Emergency Accommodation (Housing Needs) for Reading Borough Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-the-provision-of-block-emergency-accommodation-housing-needs-for-reading-b-ocds-h6vhtk-04c1dc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Reading Borough Council: "Procurement for the provision of Block Emergency Accommodation (Housing Needs) for Reading Borough Council". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,599,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Jan 2025, 14:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Reading Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/reading-borough-council-ons-e06000038)
- **Published Value:** £4,599,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 January 2025 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £404,420 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c1dc`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-the-provision-of-block-emergency-accommodation-housing-needs-for-reading-b-ocds-h6vhtk-04c1dc#tl-md)

## Description
Tenders are invited for the supply of emergency accommodation comprising of up to 40 units of one-bedroom accommodation and up to 20 units of two-bedroom accommodation. The emergency accommodation will be used solely by the Council’s Housing Needs Teams for placement of households in need. The Provider, or Providers, will be expected to provide a responsive service as bookings are often made at short notice, usually on the day an approach to the Council is made for assistance. The location of accommodation will be factored into the evaluation process with highest priority being given to 1 within Reading Borough Council’s boundary and then all other locations within the Reading Broad Market Rental Area that do no fall within RBC’s boundary.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £4,599,000
- **Description:** Tenders are invited for the supply of emergency accommodation comprising of up to 40 units of one-bedroom accommodation and up to 20 units of two-bedroom accommodation. The emergency accommodation will be used solely by the Council’s Housing Needs Te...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 034371-2025-1-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ghatahora, Hanningtons partnership**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152141`, `GB-FTS-152139`
  - Value: £404,420 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 034371-2025-1-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ghatahora, Hanningtons Partnership**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152141`, `GB-FTS-152139`
  - Value: £404,420 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 034371-2025-1-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £404,420
  - Signed Date: 22/06/2025

- **Contract:** 034371-2025-1-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £404,420
  - Signed Date: 22/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034371-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-23T11:47:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T16:00:20.828Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c1dc