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Published 24 Feb 2026, 12:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of accommodation with support for young people aged 18-24

Official notice

Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ11)
Published estimate£1,872,000≈ £936k / year · £2,340,000 inc. VAT6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2026awarded 16 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to LAUNCHPAD READING
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

RBC are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of accommodation with support for young people aged 18-24 - Reading Borough Council is seeking to procure a provider to deliver accommodation with housing related support to single young people aged 18- 24, who require a high level of support due to multiple and/or complex needs and/or chaotic lifestyles and/or are leaving care to develop their living skills so that they can move into, or towards, independent living.

CPV: Social work services with accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£1,872,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensionsValue: £1,872,000 exc. VAT · £2,340,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2x 24 months
85311000 Social work services with accommodation

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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Awarded
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
24 Feb 2026, 12:13 GMT
Last source update
16 Jun 2026, 12:51 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Apr 2026
Authority reference
RBC 00002443
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016434
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Social work services with accommodation
Delivery area
South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065aec 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
31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

24 Feb 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published246 days ago
    24 Feb 2026, 12:13 GMT
  2. Submission deadline210 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Award decision expected by181 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent134 days ago
    16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published134 days ago
    16 Jun 2026, 12:51 BST
  6. Standstill ends123 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts27 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Feb 2026, 12:13 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Jun 2026, 12:51 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Jun 2026, 12:51 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,759,2321 award exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LAUNCHPAD READINGVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2032Extensions: +2 Years +2 years£1,759,23216 Jun 2026standstill to 26 Jun 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one62—

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
  • LAUNCHPAD READINGAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01459149GB-PPON: PBLN-6771-WVQY The Stables, Reading, South East, RG1 1DTContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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