Official UK procurement notice
Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Support Service
Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionReading Borough Council are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Support Service to build capacity, sustainability, representation, and the effectiveness of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Reading.
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.
Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.
CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Education and training services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
- Simple description: Most Advantageous Tender (Quality 100%)
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
- 7 Oct 2025, 16:26 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
RBC 00002403- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066851- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a9e5Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published389 days ago7 Oct 2025, 16:26 BST
- Tender notice published376 days ago20 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST
- Next notice expected376 days ago20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by339 days ago26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline333 days ago2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by273 days ago31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts214 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025- Pipeline notice published7 Oct 2025, 16:26 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published20 Oct 2025, 16:38 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £520,00020 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST
- Status changed to active20 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT20 Oct 2025, 16:38 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please register with our In-tend website and express an interest in the project
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender